Original Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Silver-bound Grip and Leather Scabbard Circa 1885 Category_Spade Grip Assembly he was given the honorary

he was given the honorary position of Captain of Deal Castle

265083 overall good metal finish with barrel proofs still present

around a 35 inch chest with 32 inch waist

Manufactured with time and labor saving square pommel

Original Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Silver-bound Grip and Leather Scabbard Circa 1885 Category_Spade Grip Assembly he was given the honoraryOriginal 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