Faca Da Ponto
Aside from the double edged blade, the rest of the second knife (especially the sheath) looks like a faca da ponto. there recently was a thread about these knives. My friend did an internet search of faca da ponto and found out it is closely associated with the Brazilian martial art form Capoeira and is also closely associated with Candoble which I believe is a new world faith based on the African religion of Isa Ifa (the other famous offshoots being Voodu and Santaria). I agree with Rick that the first blade looks Moroccan. He of all people should know because, if I'm not mistaken, he owned a cafe in that area.
Sincerely,
RobT
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