Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Wrapped Wood Grip and Scabbard German Luger It features a 1/2" double

It features a 1/2" double sided blade marked on one side POR EL REY CARLOS III and dated 1777 on the other

The iron blade measures just over 8

but behind-the-scenes

Although originally issued and intended for the m-1921/1927 and 1928 TSMG Series these can also be used with the WW2 M1 and M1A1 side cocking Thompson SMG series

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Wrapped Wood Grip and Scabbard German Luger It features a 1/2" doubleOriginal 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.