Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Wars Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Decorated Shield c.1880 Lanchester SMG and typical condition will be

and typical condition will be dirty

The ivy leaf came from the Roman numerals for four (IV) and signified their motto "Steadfast and Loyal"

Model 30 bayonet fully marked complete with it's original rubberized scabbard and integral simulated leather frog

Also included in the display is a newspaper cutting from Time

1944 41-29569 L/C 391BS Cliff Cock of the Sky Aborted – complete electrical system failure

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Wars Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Decorated Shield c.1880 Lanchester SMG and typical condition will beOriginal Item: Only One Available. The loss of General Gordon at Khartoum in 1885 was a great blow to British prestige and yet it took thirteen years for Great Britain to extract revenge at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. The religious leader, the Mahdi, "the chosen or expected one" had died shortly after the Gordon episode and the Caliphate was now led by the infamous and exceptional brutal Khalifa, "the successor". These tribal natives of the Sudan