Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath Japanese Edged Weapons Of massive riveted steel construction

Of massive riveted steel construction these have magnificent wooden spoked filed wheels as well as detachable hard rubber tired road wheels (not illustrated) for distant travel

has found a small number of WW2 inert training cartridges in its old MG 34 parts stores

wartime production

Snider rifles saw continued use throughout the Empire but were officially obsolete by the late 1880s

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath Japanese Edged Weapons Of massive riveted steel constructionOriginal 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.