Original 1880 Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Partial Scabbard U.S. Ordnance Dates vary from 1945-1959 (no

Dates vary from 1945-1959 (no choice)

The system lasted until the late 1860s being obsoleted by the center fire system which was far safer and more reliable

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

but were not widespread before the 19th century

the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro (1811)

Original 1880 Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Partial Scabbard U.S. Ordnance Dates vary from 1945-1959 (noOriginal 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