Original Ottoman Empire WWI Triple Etched Turkish Officers German Fusilier Pattern Sword with Scabbard by Alexander Coppel U.S. Antique Guns as well as different construction

as well as different construction types

The stamping is difficult to read and we can barely make out a date that reads 10/77

We were not expecting that discovery when the name on the sign was researched

Rheinprovinz (Rhine Province)

dated November 2000

Original Ottoman Empire WWI Triple Etched Turkish Officers German Fusilier Pattern Sword with Scabbard by Alexander Coppel U.S. Antique Guns as well as different constructionOriginal Item: Only One Available. In the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was in ruinous shape. It had lost substantial territory in disastrous wars, its economy was in shambles and its subjects were demoralized. The Empire needed time to recover and to carry out reforms, but the world was sliding into war and it would need to take a position. After the Italo Turkish War and Balkan Wars, the Empire's resources were completely drained.