Looks like a typical Marples late Victorian or early 20th century herb chopping blade to me, Flavio.
Normaly was fitted to a wooden T shape handle. Used to be found in nearly evry evry country farmhouse kitchen. {some other designs have a D shaped handle.}
The last inch of the shank is square to sit within the handles mortice securly.
I see them in junk shops round here all the time with other rusty old kitchen knives etc.
So That seems to me to be a Fascinating & resourcfull presumably native reuse for it.
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