Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Engraved Blade Category_Martini-Henry Accessories I MARK III

I MARK III

Pulled back into Belgium across the Meuse River late December 1944 because of the German counter attack known as the Battle of the Bulge

This item has been reconstructed with a solid receiver added to an original front section and live barrel

The MG 34 soaking can was designed to hold the recoil booster assembly

this is fantastically hard to find

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara with Engraved Blade Category_Martini-Henry Accessories I MARK IIIOriginal Item: One of a kind. Original 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