maker marked "Carl Forster & Graf / Schwab
probably during basic training
covered with a flap and secured shut with two small plain black bakelite buttons
the suspension loop stamped with an illegible maker’s mark
Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Crimea War Medal 1854-1856, Sardinia Issue, To J. Fleming, Royal Marines Newly Listed maker marked "Carl Forster &(Krm Harbi Madalyas). Instituted in 1855. In silver, reverse inscribed "LA CRIMEA" (Sardinia Issue), measuring 37 mm in diameter, privately engraved "J. FLEMING, R. M." on the edge, bruised, edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, fine. Footnote: The Turkish Crimean War Medal is a campaign medal issued by Sultan Abdlmecid I of the Ottoman Empire to allied military personnel involved in the Crimean War of 1854 1956. It was only awarded to those