to be utilized in guarding the prisoners of war within the borders of the Greater German Reich
mounted to a ten-pointed silver gilt star base
von Lauchert was captured by the French
as well as being a member of the Canadian Legion
Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Auction to be utilized in guardingIn 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,