Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Wrapped Wood Grip and Scabbard Garand & U.S. Rifles • Original Voigtlander tan leather

• Original Voigtlander tan leather case

The Partizan Pole Arm was not so much a weapon as it was a sign of rank used by Sergeants

so fitting/conditioning will be required

Originally Martini-Henry conversions used Metford rifled barrels (and were known as Martini-Metford rifles)

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Wrapped Wood Grip and Scabbard Garand & U.S. Rifles • Original Voigtlander tan leatherOriginal 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.