Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 Magazines - Painted nose art of

- Painted nose art of the B24 "Sleepy Time Gal" which is a red spike healed blond bombshell in nighttime lingerie

Production began in 1850 and continued until 1873

but most marking and dates are very faded and/or not visible

Depth: 2 inches

Released in the 1970s from military stores in Portugal

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Kaskara Broadsword with Early European Engraved Blade c.1880 Magazines - Painted nose art ofOriginal 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.