Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with European Blade & Leather Scabbard c.1880 British Swagger Stick further suggesting Colonial manufacture

further suggesting Colonial manufacture

with an overall length of 120" and width of 61"

This example however has a simple BeVo embroidered Tri-Color Cockade

The helmet itself does not have a maker mark

The butt plate and both barrel bands are still U marked

Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Kaskara Broadsword with European Blade & Leather Scabbard c.1880 British Swagger Stick further suggesting Colonial manufactureOriginal 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.