Dagger ID Needed

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Sorry, been busy Xmas shopping. hehe

I reread the posts here and took a long hard look at this piece. I agree it is from the Philippines, as noted by others, the scabbard design and the handle(horn and shape) are just to similar to all the other pieces that come out of the Philippines. And I would definitely agree the blade was a former rifle bayonet. I know many late 19th century bayonets were 3 edged just as this. Curious to know which rifle bayonet this is...doesn't seem to be from a Spanish Rolling Block or Mauser of that time, but there were rifles from all over the world that made it to the Philippines.
From my observation and humble opinion, it looks to be from the Revolution/Phil-Am War era and not earlier then that. I say this because a piece like this would be illegal to make and sell when the Spanish were still in control of the islands...so I wouldn't say it was pre-Katipunan era. Unlike a bolo which can be excused as a working farm tool, this can not pass as a farm tool, it is a weapon. I wouldn't count this as being made after the 1st Republic era also, because a weapon like this would also be outlawed by the Americans...and the 3 edged bayonets weren't used after this time I believe, as well as Chinese blade smithing in the Luzon area. Bladed fighting weapons were being discreetly manufactured shortly after the Katipunan was established(1892)...and afterwards, open mass production began once the revolution started(1896) and the 1st Republic was established. The horn handle and shape do seem similar to southern Luzon design. The guard and the thimbles are another interesting part...the chinese shape and design stand out. This just turns on another light bulb in my head. Prior to the revolution, Aguinaldo befriended a Chinese named Jose Paua. Paua was born in China and migrated to the Philippines in the early 1890s. He would became one of Aguinaldos bestfriends(Aguinaldo also has Chinese blood), and he would later become an in-law of Aguinaldos. Paua's family trade was blacksmithing during the Spanish era, but was also said to have experience in manufacturing firearms in China(most particularly cannons). Once the war broke out, Aguinaldo turned to Paua for help in producing, not only firearms and cannons, but bladed weapons. For the most part, the Chinese community in all the provinces wanted nothing to do with any revolution or war. Paua was the only pure blooded Chinese to be a high ranking officer in Aguinaldos government...he would later became one of Aguinaldos Generals. Paua used his power and influenced many of the Chinese blacksmiths in Cavite to produce weapons for the Magdiwang and Aguinaldos Magdalo group. Paua was the Chinese connection for the revolution and the 1st Republic. And Cavite is in southern Luzon. I can see one of these Chinese blacksmiths turning a ordinary bayonet in to a dagger with a Chinese/Philippine influential design.
The Chinese in the Philippines were adamant about adding pieces of their culture in to work they were hired to do. An example of this is the enormous Paoay Catholic Church of Ilocos Norte built by the Spanish with the help of Filipinos and Chineses workers, the design is a European and Asian blend. I saw this church in person and wow is it awesome and a sight to behold. Well, thats my 2 centavos worth of jabbering.