Thanks Spiral. An interesting article indeed! I think the pictures are excellent and show the varied forms of this knife very well.
Forms of the stacked hilt on corvos have clearly been around since at least the Pacific War (1879–1883) between Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Also, there are some older examples with small guards. In my comment above, it is the brass S-shaped guard that I think is a relatively recent feature--this is larger than the forms seen on some of the earlier examples. The inclusion of modern materials in the stacked hilt is clearly another guide to date of manufacture.
This article indicates that the military versions of the corvo are now out of production, which I did not know. I guess I better hang on to the ones I have.
Ian.
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