A bowie knife by Sauerland

[Norman McCormick]

Hi Matt,
Not sure about anything re this knife but the hilt, to my mind, has vague similarities to some Balkan weapons with an indent for a finger grip. The attached photo is of a large knife from the Trabzon area of Turkey and shows quite clearly this type of indent so yours maybe made for export to this part of the world.
Regards,
Norman.

P.S. You should try posting the knife in the Ethno section.