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Old 25th October 2023, 05:27 AM   #8
Gavin Nugent
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Has the look of a converted bayonet? Perhaps fashioned Ww1 East Africa by the look of the scabbard.
Certainly a South American knife by design and dress... the exact name of the type eludes me at this moment.... there is a more specific form this hilt type is related to...

A similar sheath is seen within this article on the forum, others readily seen on google images.
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/facon/criollo.html

Is Chris about, he'll nail it down pretty quickly.

Edit; Found the name I was looking for, Sorocaban, as was mentioned above by AHite.
The etymology section is interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorocaban_knife

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