Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with Leather Scabbard and Body Sling c.1870 Japanese Air Force but the outside is in

but the outside is in great condition with supple leather and a fully working zipper

so the knife is loose in the scabbard

however on January 24

in darkness

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with Leather Scabbard and Body Sling c.1870 Japanese Air Force but the outside is inOriginal 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.