Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard French Helmets The blade of the sabre

The blade of the sabre was generally double or triple-fullered

with exceptionally rare 319th Bomb Squadron “Asterperious” patch and two 5th Air Force Patches

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

Specifications (all measurements are approximate and may vary):

T-slot breechblock

Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard French Helmets The blade of the sabreOriginal 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