Original 1880 Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Partial Scabbard U.S. Ordnance It featured a ten-round box

It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the

but were not widespread before the 19th century

Dates vary from 1945-1959 (no choice)

Constructed of blue cotton webbing and brass fittings ready to join any WW2 collection or display

the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro (1811)

Original 1880 Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Partial Scabbard U.S. Ordnance It featured a ten-round boxOriginal Item: One of a kind. Original 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