mystery big knife for id

[Mefidk]

Hi folks - I wonder if someone could tell me something about this knife? It came as part of a mixed lot (Africa, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Indonesia and this), but I thought looked interesting.

Length as near as I can guess is about 60-65cm in total.

My first thought was Indian, but I'm very unsure now and perhaps I'm leaning towards south America :shrug: Could be a big kitchen knife, but that bowie like end suggests a more business-like purpose. Anyway I feel I'm missing something really obvious, but honestly I don't know.

The piece is still in transit to me, but I can make better pictures when it arrives if needed.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

[Tim Simmons]

This might be a long shot but the blade are indeed remarkably similar, even the two rivet handle fixing. So if it came with African stuff perhaps?

[Mefidk]

Impressive knife!
That blade shape does seem close, although there is a lot of difference in the style of the hilt. Seems the best lead so far though :)

The lot was a total mixed bag, one African short sword came with it, but that was definitely Congo. Where does your example originate from, I guess futher north?

[Mefidk]

Still trying to figure this out. Following a suggestion from another forumite the closest I've been able to come is the attached. This is (I think) a WW2 US army machete! But perhaps mine might be a similar tool with a more ethnographic origin?

[ausjulius]

id disagree in guess its some sort of blacksmith made blade from central america with a home made handle the lines at the riccasso are rather specific to knives form this area..

[Lew]

IMO

A South American or Mexican locally made machete maybe with an importered blade.

[Mefidk]

Thanks guys - seems like we are nearing a consensus on central/south America :)
Thanks also for the tip about the two vertical lines, I did not know this was indicative of a region.

Unfortunately the shipper has been very slow so I still don't have the piece in hand. Once I do perhaps I can glean some more information.