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Originally Posted by S.Workman
I might be wrong, but is there a letter or makers mark on the blade? There looks to be something like a "c" or an "o"...or it might be nothing. I'm almost positive that the hilt is tortoise shell. The Carribean had a big tortoiseshell industry, long defunct. They used to get enormous pieces of the stuff.
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There are no marks on the blade that I can see. You may be right about the tortoise shell, but it all seems to be carved from a single piece.
I can take some more detailed pictures of the grip tomorrow.