Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with Leather Scabbard and Body Sling c.1870 17th Century Feed System: Single Shot

Feed System: Single Shot

Notable features of this example:• Triangular 9" steel blade

on 7 April 1946 and was reportedly inactivated the same day

Overall length: 37 3/4"

they took part in the Siege of LOUISBOURG in 1758 and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at QUEBEC in 1759

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with Leather Scabbard and Body Sling c.1870 17th Century Feed System: Single ShotOriginal 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.