Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Gallipoli Star) By B.b.&Co. Of Berlin Archive and pinned with a NSDAP-style

and pinned with a NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika above four rank pips

very light crazing evident in the white enamels on the centrepiece

the obverse handle bearing an etched inscription of “NSLB” for Nationalsozialistischer Lehrerbund (National Socialist Teachers League)

friction renders insertion and extraction of the dagger from the scabbard difficult

and was posted to Lachine

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal (Gallipoli Star) By B.b.&Co. Of Berlin Archive and pinned with a NSDAP-style(Harp Madalyasi). Instituted in 1915. Multi piece construction, in silvered bronze with red enamels, ball finials on the tips of the star points, maker marked "B. B.&Co" (unidentified maker in Berlin) on the reverse, measuring 57. 3 mm (w) x 54. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, tiny nips evident in the red enamels, most of the manufacturer's name having been scratched out but traces of it remains on the reverse, light contact overall, better than very