old knife

[brian]

Anyone know anything about this knife? I believe it to be at least 60 years old. No markings on it. Anyinfo would be greatly appreciated. Thank You in advance.

 

[Mountain Ron]

I would say its from the Philippine's since it has a water buffalo horn handle and the style is one I've seen from there. Mostly WW2 bring backs. Very nice knife!

 

[brian]

Thank You Mountain Ron. I never would have thought Water Buffalo Horn.

 

[Jennifer]

The handle very is "South East Asian Islands", both in design and apparent materials. Combine that with the VERY Spanish blade shape... Yup, Filipino.

 

[PaulK]

Looks like a knife a gypsy would rob you with.

 

[Gryphonblade]

I would say its from the Philippine's since it has a water buffalo horn handle and the style is one I've seen from there. Mostly WW2 bring backs. Very nice knife!

My first thought too. Seen a lot like that over there and the handle work is pretty typical of SE asia. Filipinos seem to like to exaggerate porportions too...take a bowie or KaBar design and stretch it out and give it a little swoop, more like their barongs than a clip-point combat bowie.

Very nice find! Should be a nice spring steel, likely a recycled leaf spring with a rat-tail tang.

 

[BuckHorn]

No idea about what it is or were it came from but very unique design I really like it.

 

[brian]

Thank You for all the replies.

 

[smog7]

Looks like a knife a gypsy would rob you with.

same thing I was thinking

 

[Ahnkochee]

First thing I thought was Filipino WWII souvenir. I run across similar ones at out local gun & knife shows.

Here a Filipino knife with similar lines and buffalo horn fist pommel.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11546

 

[hog]

How big is it, could be use for pig hunting.

 

[wesakachino]

Looks like its in great condition!

 

[brian]

Hog,
The blade is 6 inches