Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard French Helmets the ZB26/ZB30 sling is 1-7/16

the ZB26/ZB30 sling is 1-7/16 inches wide by 49 inches long

The locking Caps retain the somewhat compressed WWII German manufactured ORIGINAL Main Spring with ease

while a subcaliber cartridge could easily be fired on short ranges or even indoors

with exceptionally rare 319th Bomb Squadron “Asterperious” patch and two 5th Air Force Patches

T-slot breechblock

Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard French Helmets the ZB26/ZB30 sling is 1-7/16Original 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. This Berber sword, known as a Takooba, is typical in style with the Mahdi's Dervish