Jim,
I think you have made some interesting observations. Even some of the decoration on the blade reminds oneself of halberd or polearm forms. We have to remember the "Siege of Vienna" and the horde of weapons that were invariably interchanged at that time so it seems quite plausible that a few "couteaux de breches" could have landed with the Ottoman army and became a family heirloom to later be mounted with yataghan hilt as a trophy from the distant past.
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