Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard Price_over $990 577 on October 14

577 on October 14

All elements are original but only SOME will bear WW2 markings- NOT all

and office type expendables

military history

rather than the more commonly encountered 1 5/8" long cylinder found on the majority of the production examples

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard Price_over $990 577 on October 14Original 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.