Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath Receiver "M" Battalions of the Milizia

"M" Battalions of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza N (MVSN

Army Air Forces pilots

The Finnish government repainted all the helmets they imported from Germany

iron scabbard with iron mountings

The three bar brass hilt guard has a leather bound grip

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath Receiver "M" Battalions of the MiliziaOriginal Item: One of a kind. In the 1880s the SUDAN the vast land just south of Egypt was ruled by the Khedive from Cairo. Sudan was basically occupied by native Africans in the south and Arab traders in the north. The coming of the Muslim religious leader known as the "Mahdi" unified the population into an uprising against Egypt. Britain assisted and allowed General Charles Gordon to become the Governor of Sudan on behalf of the Egyptian Khedive.