Identification help please

[DaveA]

Wow, 118 views on the first post and no ideas? Let’s try again.

Originally Posted by DaveA

Here is one of my mystery knives. The seller thought it might be from Chile. I do see the Spanish influence, for example in the stacked hilt and quilions. I know next to nothing about Chilean knives. After searching the forum, the only examples I had found are quite different.

I don’t have exact measurements since the knife is currently in storage after a move. I can give you this description:

• Hilt: Stacked bone, iron/nickel and stone of various thickness in overall hexagonal shape
• Hilt: circular insets in thicker stacks are metal, unidentified
• Hilt is fully hand sized, nearly barrel shaped but not as pronounced as one finds in other daggers and knive
• Blade: well forged, diamond cross-section, wedge sharpening on both sides.
• Overall: hilt and blade appear similar in wear and tear. This is not a novelty or tourist knife. It is built to be useful.

Any ideas?

Dave A.