Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard Swedish Militaria New York but thoughtfully packed

New York but thoughtfully packed all his Military paraphernalia in a trunk and stored in his attic until his family recently decided to let it go

The five functions are distributed among four components: cock jaw wrench and drift

Width: approximately 1 1/2"

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Original 1880 North African Mahdi Broadsword Kaskara or Takooba with Scabbard Swedish Militaria New York but thoughtfully packedOriginal 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