Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Scabbard ERA Complete with all finger grooves

Complete with all finger grooves and long attachment bolt

All parts are original

Note: Only compatible with WW2 Era Military Issue Thompsons

called a nipple

With its unique look and feel

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Scabbard ERA Complete with all finger groovesOriginal 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.