Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Wars African Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Shield - circa 1890 Flintlocks but a bit worn

but a bit worn

Our example is clearly marked-

Of particular note is the mission patch for mission STS-51-L

relations between the Welsh and the Americans were much more cordial

Original Victorian Sudanese Mahdi Wars African Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Shield - circa 1890 Flintlocks but a bit wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. The loss of General Gordon at Khartoum in 1885 was a great blow to British prestige and yet it took thirteen years for Great Britain to extract revenge at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. The religious leader, the Mahdi, "the chosen or expected one" had died shortly after the Gordon episode and the Caliphate was now led by the infamous and exceptionally brutal Khalifa, "the successor". These tribal natives of the