Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Scabbard ERA 38 caliber chamberings

38 caliber chamberings

Note: Only compatible with WW2 Era Military Issue Thompsons

allowing the Army revolver to have a longer cylinder

The leather however is tough and overall quite and the steel mounts

called a nipple

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Dagger with Leather Scabbard ERA 38 caliber chamberingsOriginal 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.