Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Luftwaffe pin stick

Luftwaffe pin stick

An Order of the British Empire

constructed of dark green "Flaschengrün" wool

1904) was marked by a period of strong nationalism

(Βασιλικόν Τάγμα Γεωργίου Α')

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Luftwaffe pin stickBlack 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,