Original Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Long Dagger with Leather Grip - Circa 1870 Russian Ordnance Overall a fantastic grouping from

Overall a fantastic grouping from a soldier in the most famous of U

These Georgian saw back short swords are uncommon and this is a fine example with many most unusual features

rose up in rebellion supporting the return of the Emperor and probably one of the world's most nail biting periods followed

where it was captured and exchanged

Works Well with our Sam Browne Belt

Original Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Long Dagger with Leather Grip - Circa 1870 Russian Ordnance Overall a fantastic grouping fromOriginal item. Only One Available. The loss of General Gordon at Khartoum in 1885 was a great blow to British prestige and yet it took thirteen years for Great Britain to extract revenge at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. The religious leader, the Mahdi, "the chosen or expected one" had died shortly after the Gordon episode and the Caliphate was now led by the infamous and exceptional brutal Khalifa, "the successor". These tribal natives of the Sudan