Help with identifying this knife and age
 

It's a very large handmade curved knife. The handle is made of some type of horn. It measures 17" extended. There is no maker marks on it anywhere. Thank you

Looks like a pruning knife to me.

Italian?

I think is a mexican knife called "sacatripas".
Thanks
Carlos

Yes, it's a sacatripas. Check out this old thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=tripas

I note, however, that your example is considerably larger than most I've seen . . . or maybe you just have very small hands ;^) . It may be that yours hails from the agricultural tool end of the spectrum, rather than the bandido knife that they evolved into.

So --- a gutting knife?

Spanish imported to Mexico?

I guess liberating an animal's guts is a sort of pruning --- but not what I meant when I guessed at "pruning".

Would have had a ring thru the hole used to lift the locking mechanism. A more agricultural 'pruning' knife or scythe, than a gut-ripper.



Like these, a mix of antique and modern ring-pull folding knives. Not considered pruning knives.

Mac! Once again, you're spot-on. I was scrolling through the images and was thinking, this looks like that curious little knife I rescued. You saved me the trouble of digging up my old thread :D