Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 German Navy - Kreigsmarine on the blade

on the blade

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In short order however

using updated materials and production techniques

- Able to survive a drop of 5' or higher upon its point onto a hard surface without breakage

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 German Navy - Kreigsmarine on the bladeOriginal 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.