CIRCA 1890 MAHDI KASKARA SWORD

Edged Weapons, Ethnographic Items and Weapons, New Items

Stock No. 133041

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VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF A BATTLE OF OMDURMAN PERIOD MAHDI KASKARA. WITH WIDE FULLER BROAD SWORD BLADE, MOST LIKELY A EUROPEAN IMPORT. 918 MM BLADE, 45 MM TO THE TOP. GRIP AN POMMEL WITH SHEET SIVER AND SILVER WIRE DECORATION FOR A SENIOR MAHDI LEADER. IN ITS ORIGINAL, COMPLETE SCABBRD WHICH HAS NOT SHRUNK OR DISTORTED. WITH MATCHING BROAD SILVER COLLAR TO THE TOP.