Original Sudanese Mahdi Wars Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard circa 1880 French Field Equipment The US Army eventually adopted

The US Army eventually adopted the Browning Automatic Rifle in 1917 (although it was September 1918 before any of the new guns reached the front)

arriving there in the latter part of the month

The SS (Schutzstaffel - 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925

and there are British proof marks on the chamber and frame

This was the weapon used on D-Day

Original Sudanese Mahdi Wars Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard circa 1880 French Field Equipment The US Army eventually adoptedOriginal 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. Britain assisted and allowed General Charles Gordon to become the Governor of Sudan on behalf of the Egyptian Khedive.