Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Medal Of Sishaneli Tufek In Gold, Miniature, C.1870 Archive original ribbon folded and held

original ribbon folded and held in place by two intact prongs)

In a Letter to His Mother (from Colonel C

with 1000 individual green stitches

affixed to a blue and white threaded rosette

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Medal Of Sishaneli Tufek In Gold, Miniature, C.1870 Archive original ribbon folded and heldIn 22K Gold, weighing 6. 9 grams inclusive of its ribbon and hardware, measuring 17. 5 mm in diameter, swing suspension, original ribbon suspended from a 22K Gold hanger with pinback, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal of Sishaneli was struck in 1862, to commemorate a new type of rifle manufactured for the infantry units of the Ottoman Army.