Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Hold The thick blackened-brown leather washer

The thick blackened-brown leather washer at the crossguard junction sits firmly in place

A First War Medal Pair to the 3rd Canadian Infantry CEF - British War Medal (172355 PTE

A silver gilt Maltese cross with blue enameled arms and with flames between the arms fo the cross

It was formed by the British War Cabinet

According to a contemporary newspaper article

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Hold The thick blackened-brown leather washerIn brass gilt, illustrating an oval bearing the cypher of Muhammad III as Sadiq, the Husainid Bey of Tunis (1859 1882), fronting a trophy of arms base, measuring 65. 3 mm (w) x 85. 8 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) on the French made bronze replacement pin, missing its catch, light contact, scattered gilt wear, very fine. Footnote: The Tunisian beys, a Turkish title for chieftain,