Here is a picture of the Spanish M1907 Artillery Bolo; as you can see the handle profile and the guard matches yours, however, there are some differences.The wood on your handles is roughly shaped and relatively clean and the rivets are cruder in my opinion.This could be explained by someone refinishing the handles.The blade bothers me as well, however, this is based only on intuition and not fact, so this is not a viable argument on my side.
The item could have been modified by some local South American blacksmith for someone's personal preference and as I acknowledged before I certainly could be wrong and I don't have it in my hand to assess properly, however, all this being said, I am still suspicious about the item.
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