Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Iron Headed War Club with Leather Wrapping Japanese Ordnance The up-gunned M113 armored personnel

The up-gunned M113 armored personnel carrier ACAV added two M60 gunners beside the main

This garrison cap was issued to an infantry trooper as evident by the blue piping

I had a good chance of getting anoxia so I held on to the ripcord

but general troops were less enthusiastic about it and often considered it to be an annoyance

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Iron Headed War Club with Leather Wrapping Japanese Ordnance The up-gunned M113 armored personnelOriginal 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. Britain assisted and allowed General Charles Gordon to become the Governor of Sudan on behalf of the Egyptian Khedive.