Original WWI Ottoman Empire Turkish Prisoner of War Souvenir Belt Dated 1917 Barrels The stay of the Division

The stay of the Division in this sector was marked by several serious encounters with the enemy

This is it

Tubular silvered top bearing star and garter regimental insignia over "Coldstream Guards" in scroll beneath

or a burglar's decoy left just outside your gun safe

was that of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire that dominated much of the middle east and would do so up until the end of WW1 in 1918

Original WWI Ottoman Empire Turkish Prisoner of War Souvenir Belt Dated 1917 Barrels The stay of the DivisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This souvenir beaded belt was brought back after the First World War. It originates from the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on the rich tradition of textile crafts in the Ottoman Empire, Turkish soldiers incarcerated in British prison camps in the Middle East during and immediately after World War I made a variety of beadwork items to relieve the boredom of their prolonged imprisonment and to barter or sell for food and