Original Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Reptile Leather Scabbard and Arm Loop - Circa 1885 Hotchkiss MG and far fewer Carbines than

and far fewer Carbines than the long rifles were made

some were still in use during the Spanish-American War

Offered in overall excellent condition with a near perfect blade (parkerized shortly after WW1)

battle weary

and a dark green polarizing lens was available for glare protection on "exceedingly brilliant" days

Original Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Reptile Leather Scabbard and Arm Loop - Circa 1885 Hotchkiss MG and far fewer Carbines thanOriginal item. Only One Available. The loss of General Gordon at Khartoum in 1885 was a great blow to British prestige and yet it took thirteen years for Great Britain to extract revenge at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. The religious leader, the Mahdi, "the chosen or expected one" had died shortly after the Gordon episode and the Caliphate was now led by the infamous and exceptional brutal Khalifa, "the successor". These tribal natives of the Sudan