Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 M3 Grease Gun - Clear temper line (hamon)

- Clear temper line (hamon) on the edge of the blade

It has internal pockets and straps for take down tool and cleaning rod

itself derived from the Villar Perosa light machine gun of World War I fame

and primarily counter-terrorism in peacetime

57cm is a size US 7 1/8

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 M3 Grease Gun - Clear temper line (hamon)Original 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.