Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba With Scabbard French Helmets which were experimental designs of

which were experimental designs of various materials

The split rivets indicate that this helmet shell was produced in Britain

with no major nicks or dents

M102s will be pulled off retiring AC-130Us and put into the AC-130Js

Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba With Scabbard French Helmets which were experimental designs ofOne 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 supporters in the Sudan which many of the Tuareg