Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 M3 Grease Gun The weapon had a reputation

The weapon had a reputation for great solidity and reliability

and primarily counter-terrorism in peacetime

are the rarest of the Percussion Muskets that we found and were only produced over a 2 year period at a cost of just over $2

- Clear temper line (hamon) on the edge of the blade

itself derived from the Villar Perosa light machine gun of World War I fame

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 M3 Grease Gun The weapon had a reputationOriginal Item: One of a kind. In the 1880's 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.