Original* WWI Breach Plate/Plaque Taken off a Turkish WWI Artillery Gun. MISC 810. Original* WWI Breach Plate/Plaque Taken off a Turkish WWI Artillery Gun. MISC 810. Antique & Militaria

The Ottoman Empire, also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries. The Ottoman Empire was one of the Central Powers of World War I, allied with the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria. It entered the war on 29 October 1914 with a small surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of Russia, which prompted Russia to declare war on 2 November 1914. Ottoman forces fought the Entente in the Balkans and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The Ottoman Empire's defeat in the war in 1918 was crucial in the eventual dissolution of the empire in 1922. This original breach plate would have been most likely attached to a Model 1903 75 mm Field Gun or similar. Having ornately cast depicting scrolls, the Turkish crescent and star, flags and armoury which would have been cast during the reign of Mohammed V, sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Weighing an impressive 0.6kg and measuring 14 ¾ cm x 11 ½ cm x 0.5 cm. The price for this excellent piece of history includes UK delivery. MISC 810.