Original Turkish WWI Ottoman Army EM/NCO German Pattern Belt Buckle Japanese Military Maps "Big Week" was the name

"Big Week" was the name of an intense Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces series of attacks on Germany in a series of co-ordinated raids on the German aircraft industry

matchlocks were in use on the Sub Continent from the early 1600's through the 1800s

with a nice color and no major issues

The left chest bears an original 23rd Fighter Group insignia which appears be be Chinese made and hand embroidered

The 78th Division of the United States Army was activated on 23 August 1917

Original Turkish WWI Ottoman Army EM/NCO German Pattern Belt Buckle Japanese Military Maps "Big Week" was the nameOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a rare Turkish Ottoman Army enlisted mans belt and buckle. During the first world war, Turkey was allied with Germany as part of the Central powers, and received much aid from them in way of arms and other material. Turkey had long used German Mauser Rifles, and much of their field gear was patterned directly off the German model. The belts used by the Ottoman army were essentially