Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with Leather Scabbard and Body Sling c.1880 Category_Accessories By three o'clock in the

By three o'clock in the afternoon

The scabbard shell is nice and straight throughout with original maker marked hangers

these are NOT perfect

is included among the accessories

sold within the last 5 years from GERMAN BAYONETS VOLUME III pages 155 -157 by Anthony Carter published by the Tharston Press 1992

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with Leather Scabbard and Body Sling c.1880 Category_Accessories By three o'clock in theOriginal Item: One of a kind. In the 1880's 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.