Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard French Helmets belt-fed weapon designed by a

belt-fed weapon designed by a German named Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose

walnut grips

the advantage was with the British defenders and no longer with the American invaders

These tumblers are British made and bear inspection stamps from the Henry Rifle Barrel Company

These ammo cans are becoming increasingly hard to find

Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard French Helmets belt-fed weapon designed by aOriginal Item: One of a kind. Original 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. This Berber sword, known as a Takooba, is typical in style with the Mahdi's Dervish