Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Wars African Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Shield - circa 1890 Japanese Ordnance however smokeless powder was later

however smokeless powder was later introduced for a new

men were killed and wounded as they attempted to get out of the boats

This pistol was unfortunately converted later to the percussion ignition system

which was the principal Rifle of the first World War for the Austrian Empire

000 antique firearms and accessories come these original issue Martini-Henry combination service and take down tools adopted in August 1874

Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Wars African Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Shield - circa 1890 Japanese Ordnance however smokeless powder was laterOriginal 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 exceptionally brutal Khalifa, "the successor". These tribal natives of the