Naval Dirk or something else?

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by mgolab

Upon further research, I suspect that this is a later 19th century piece and not a naval dirk. Perhaps Spanish American War period.

Good call, this seems Filipino punal, and literally tons of stuff was dragged outa there after that war. In an oblique sense, still in the Spanish colonial spectrum.
Attractive piece, and there is a notable interest in collecting in this field. Still a great deal of history involved, and the 'Spanish Main' was actually still quite active in these more recent times.