Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Auction the 4th Brigade

the 4th Brigade

having served with the 30th Gunnery Regiment from 1915 to 1918

He is documented as being with STC #26 in January 28

the arms of the cross illustrating (clockwise from the top) the Military Order of Santiago

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Auction the 4th BrigadeThis 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