Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Crocodile Skin Wrapped Scabbard Military Flare Guns pictures of his medals and

pictures of his medals and painted on details of his unit

Though it shares the MG 15 designation with the earlier gun built by Bergmann

the other being the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)

also known as the Hawkins grenades

Sidearm has British proofmarks and steel grip straps but it has been heavily cleaned

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Crocodile Skin Wrapped Scabbard Military Flare Guns pictures of his medals andOriginal 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.