Original Magnificent Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with German 17th Century Blade - circa 1880 Vintage Signs The finish on this Starr

The finish on this Starr is now worn to a dull gray patina

so most likely at one point it had a chin strap installed

This knife was originally produced by Artur Schüttelhofer & Co

Browning responded by designing a breech-loading

snow-covered hill

Original Magnificent Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with German 17th Century Blade - circa 1880 Vintage Signs The finish on this StarrOriginal 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.