Thanks for your comments, Gonzalo.
The two RHS vertical knives could be from bayonets, but if they are, they have been extensively reworked, as both have a strong distal taper and some spring in the blade.
The bottom knife that looks as if it has silver over the ricasso is in fact a early European knife, not a South American knife. What looks like ornamental silver is in fact an ornamented steel ricasso, an integral part of the blade
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