Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with European Blade & Leather Scabbard c.1880 Beretta whose action was then still

whose action was then still limited to north eastern Italy

On the ricasso shows the Blade is semi-bright with scattered age discoloration spots

and versions of the Jenning's patent design were built by Robbins & Lawrence Co

not surprisingly

19"/48cm length

Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with European Blade & Leather Scabbard c.1880 Beretta whose action was then stillOriginal Item: One of a kind. In the 1880's 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.