Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Sheath Display Guns & Parts Sets The left side of the

The left side of the receiver is marked "SHARPS RIFLE CO

36 caliber (

Audio : Japanese

It bears a serial number of 4997 and is a fascinating piece of kit

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Sheath Display Guns & Parts Sets The left side of theOriginal 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.