19th century Latin American fighting knife?

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Originally Posted by David R

Wherever it's from, it's a nice and interesting piece..... and Spanish colonial seems a good fit for it.

Thanks for the input, everyone!

I had a little breakthrough today. I won’t link or post a screenshot but if you search for “Fernando Texas bowie” a similar knife comes up. (After having another look at the bowie I believe the stamp is “Fernando Esser”, not “Texas”). There are certainly differences - hilt material, shape of guard etc. and of course mine isn’t stamped, but the form is very similar. Sheath is also similar. We live in San Antonio so a possible Texas connection is interesting. Research continues!