Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with European Blade & Leather Scabbard c.1880 Japanese Documents and Books It is printed on old

It is printed on old heavy stock aper and was produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company of New Haven Connecticut for advertising in 1917

No major issues to speak of

The 5th Army Staff had guessed that the battle would last between 4–5 days

This award was more of a personal award by Dönitz

This is a very rare document set that belonged to a Chine Marine that also served through WWII

Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with European Blade & Leather Scabbard c.1880 Japanese Documents and Books It is printed on oldOriginal 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.