Help ID the ethnic origin of this knife handle

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Yes I know this weapon intimately ~ They are collectible but since they are WW2 they tend to be regarded as outside of the usual sphere of Ethnographic but if you search the history you will note the connection to the famous Joseph Rodgers thence to Wilkinson Sword.
Fairburn Sykes no doubt drew on their far East experiences and probably viewed Iberian daggers in their final design as well as other stiletto forms.

In fact I would point to a quite interesting web site description of Spanish Knives at http://bowieknifefightsfighters.blog...e-culture.html

and although you quite rightly inquire about the fascinating hilt I think that site has insights into the Spanish system which you may quite enjoy reading.

Thank you for your reply Ibrahiim and the interesting website. This is of course an FS dagger but the handle is not at all typical and clearly has some ethnological influences . My first thought was S E Asian .