I think that you do have an authentic "gaucho" knife. It is not uncommon for these not to have a maker's mark. I will look through Abel Domenech's impressive book for similar examples. As to whether this is 19th century or the first half of the 20th, I am unsure.
Could the crude engraving on the blade be the name 'Alfonso?'
I guess I have been out of the market for too long (at least twenty years) as I think of these as being very inexpensive compared with Bowie knives
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