opinion on this knife

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Hello,

junker is right, this is an old German or Austrian knife, which may have been once part of a wagoner's cutlery.
In this case the other parts would have been a matching fork, a spoon made of either wood or horn and probably a sharpening steel.
This kind of cutery was used in Germany and Austria from about late 18th to early 20th century.
The knife in particular looks like mid 19th century.
The writing is most probably Süterlin, altough I cannot read it.
Modern reproductions can be seen here:

http://www.fuhrmannsbesteck.de/

Greetings, Helge