dagger, African, dagger
Accession Number
NAM.1963-11-84-1
Description
African dagger, 1898. Thin, leaf shaped, hammered iron blade, with slight trace of centre rib. Wooden hilt with circular section. Hilt moulded with two angular grooves and painted with ‘XIV’, in white paint. Associated with the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899). Associated with Col (later Maj Gen) Villiers Hatton, Grenadier Guards.
Events
Omdurman, Battle of, 1898 (2nd Sudan War 1895-1899)