Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard British Ordnance or when in period type

or when in period type uniforms

Navy 3" Gun Drill Round Canister

Fully Operational

60 caliber ammunition

was however markedly ramped up during wartime

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard British Ordnance or when in period typeOriginal 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.