Mystery knife 'Turkish' / Facon?

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

So it's a bit of a mystery!
You'd say from the weight of evidence that it is a 'gaucho' though would you?

Hi Gene,

Don't know. It is a strange piece.

More than anything else, that belt loop sticks in my gullet real bad, and the blade does not appear to have been sharpened or used; Is this correct?. From the photo it also appears that the blade was left in the as forged condition, without subsequent polishing; Again, is this correct?

Cheers
Chris