Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard German Awards Medals Badges Insignia members of French and British

members of French and British colonies (New Zealanders

as it is protected from winds

This is exceptionally rare today manufactured in WW2 by CHRISTY OF LONDON it is nicely dated 1941

Now seldom encountered on the market

Under Major General Bradley

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard German Awards Medals Badges Insignia members of French and BritishOriginal 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.