Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Wars Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Decorated Shield c.1880 MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly As the war progressed and

As the war progressed and Paris was besieged

There is some minor wear in places and some paint loss to the 8th AAF insignia

The 379th received two Presidential Unit Citations for its accomplishments in combat

• Steel Ammunition box

winning the Air Medal and Purple Heart

Original Victorian Era Sudanese Mahdi Wars Dervish Rhinoceros Hide Decorated Shield c.1880 MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly As the war progressed andOriginal 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 exceptional brutal Khalifa, "the successor". These tribal natives of the Sudan