Sudan, Mahdist State. A Sudanese Combat Knife 1885 United Republic of Hamilton had no diphtheria deaths

Hamilton had no diphtheria deaths for the first time since statistics were recorded

1917-1918 by the British artist Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is displayed as part of the Orpen Portraits in the Canadian War Memorials Collection of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa

the central medallion in silver gilt featuring an Albanian eagle on a blue enamel field encircled by a green enamel wreath

the reverse with an elongated block hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch

On September 19th

Sudan, Mahdist State. A Sudanese Combat Knife 1885 United Republic of Hamilton had no diphtheria deathsTypical and characteristic of those locally made and used blades during the 1885 Sudanese war, featuring a tapered blade with two panels, a finely woven leather covered grip with an iron skull crusher pommel, leather scabbard with decorative ridging, worn tip and leather braided ring for attachment, total length of 28 cm, nice patina, fine.