Old Argentinian facon ...

[Ian]

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Ian

It looks like an interesting dagger late 19th century I would say.

Lew

Hi Lew:

Yes, I would think around 1900 give or take a decade or two. There are a couple of books on the Argentinian facón by Abel Domenech, one called Del Facón al Bowie and another called Dagas de Plata. Many facón were cut down swords or bayonets.

Ian.