Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard Brown Bess Muskets The roman numeral I was

The roman numeral I was mostly polished away to make room for the

The jacket features some amazing squadron patches including:

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These are ORIGINAL WW2 issue 15" X 18" Silk Escape Maps issued to Allied flight crews in WW2

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard Brown Bess Muskets The roman numeral I wasOriginal 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.