Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Sheath Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia these sets were in use

these sets were in use right up until Napoleon the Third's defeat by the Prussians at the Battle of Sedan in 1870

The mill parts are brass (non-sparking) like the mill plates in big fining mills of the era

Case color options: OD Green only (camo not available)

The date code NC indicates 1945 manufacture

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Sheath Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia these sets were in useOriginal 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.