Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi War Spear with Massive Iron Head c.1880 War of 1812 uk/introduction_hart_d3077-2

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The barrel stamping is clear reads-

It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate

Skillfully scratched into the leather reads:

with 24’ white silk canopy

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi War Spear with Massive Iron Head c.1880 War of 1812 uk/introduction_hart_d3077-2Original 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.