Original 1880 Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Partial Scabbard U.S. Ordnance This green wool field cap

This green wool field cap features fold down side panels are held to the crown of the cap by a corresponding gold button showing the Royal crossed swords with crown insignia

It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the

Some appear to have never been used

Constructed of blue cotton webbing and brass fittings ready to join any WW2 collection or display

Gustav Spitzer eagle are exceptional throughout the head

Original 1880 Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Partial Scabbard U.S. Ordnance This green wool field capOriginal 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. Britain assisted and allowed General Charles Gordon to become the Governor of Sudan on