Uruguay, Republic. A Medal For The Allied Army Campaign Against Paraguay 1865-1869, Officer's Version Newly Listed A rare Ottoman presentation knife

A rare Ottoman presentation knife

marked with a maker’s stamp of “HANS BRANDT

1926 in Heidelberg (south-west Germany)

replacement steel clip and ring suspension

1951 to April 18

Uruguay, Republic. A Medal For The Allied Army Campaign Against Paraguay 1865-1869, Officer's Version Newly Listed A rare Ottoman presentation knifeEjercito Aliado contra el Paraguay. Instituted in 1891.. Blackened iron, 41 mm, with silvered sun suspension indicative of the issue to officers, original ribbon with dual prongs, surface rust on the medal, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted by a decree of April 4, 1891 and awarded to the military of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, who had taken part in the war with Paraguay. The war was triggered by the expansionist aims of the