Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Wire Wrapped Wood Grip and Leather Scabbard MILITARIA cleaning patch

cleaning patch

Soldiers are armed with US and French small arms in post WW2 South East Asia

but also by other branches of the U

Inner liner size can be adjusted with the addition or removal of the padding that is easily removed by untying the pocket closures

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Wire Wrapped Wood Grip and Leather Scabbard MILITARIA cleaning patchOriginal 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.