Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Auction During the Fenian Raids

During the Fenian Raids

marked R on bottom arm for A

the 4th Brigade

5cm long and 2

WWI French Cap Sized Pilot Badge by Morat - In bronze gilt

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Auction During the Fenian RaidsThis is a very well preserved First War period Ottoman Enveriye dagger, constructed of a moderately curved 205 mm long magnetic steel blade, with blunt edges and a slightly sharpened tip. The obverse blade is marked near the ricasso with an array of symbols, including the monogram of Sultan Mehmed V, the Ottoman star and crescent, and an Islamic year equating to 1918. The reverse is inscribed in Arabic text with the Shahada, the Islamic profession of