Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 Auction Ston Easton

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traces of the white paint remains

measuring 30 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Footnote: This medal was instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph I to celebrate his 50th anniversary as Commander and Chief of the Imperial Russian Kexholmian Lifeguards Regiment

(Forstdienst Hirschfänger)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 Auction Ston EastonBlack and white, matte finish, illustrating a standing Turkish soldier brandishing a large mustache and unique head wear, wearing ornate patterned boots, his right foot resting upon a single block, with two stacked blocks placed adjacent to the single block, holding an ornately decorated rifle by its barrel, with the handle butting the ground, two edged weapons hanging at his left waist, his left hand grasping the sheath of one of the two weapons,