Here is one of my mystery knives. The seller thought it might be from Chile. I do see the Spanish influence, for example in the stacked hilt and quilions. I know next to nothing about Chilean knives. After searching the forum, the only examples I had found are quite different.
I don’t have exact measurements since the knife is currently in storage after a move. I can give you this description:
- Hilt: Stacked bone, iron/nickel and stone of various thickness in overall hexagonal shape
- Hilt: circular insets in thicker stacks are metal, unidentified
- Hilt is fully hand sized, nearly barrel shaped but not as pronounced as one finds in other daggers and knive
- Blade: well forged, diamond cross-section, wedge sharpening on both sides.
- Overall: hilt and blade appear similar in wear and tear. This is not a novelty or tourist knife. It is built to be useful.
Any ideas?
Dave A.