A mystery knife - India or N. Africa maybe?

[kronckew]

these were sold in their hundreds on ebay, some with bone hand grips, or wood, but all basically the same, they even had a 'beware' fact sheet on them on ebay somewhere. i bought one myself and posted it here and there was some initial reaction that it was a revolutionary war era naval dirk. it ain't. (my original post<-linky) it's from india - late 20th c. - a kirpan. pic of one just like the one in post 1 is shown in the linked post.

one of these was sold on ebay a few days ago as a 'naval dirk' and went for over 300$ to some unsuspecting hopeful. i'm tempted to post mine there. (mine cost £10)

here's mine - blade etching says good luck on one side, pure steel on the other. some say 'victory' or 'best wishes'

ah, well, back into the drawer with the rest of my educational purchases....