Mystery knife 'Turkish' / Facon?

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

This is the one that Norman mentioned. It wasn't part of the SEA collection of course.

It was described as 'Turkish' and 18thC but as Norman pointed out, has a somewhat 'gaucho' look.

I'm at a loss with it?

Any help appreciated.

Hi
"Turkish" due to the very stylized, star and crescent
may be ... with a lot of imagination,
because this knife by it self, hasn't the characteristic of his supposed origin ... Ottoman

unless this is a Turk immigrant in Argentina in 18th, who has order it to an Argentinian blacksmith
this knife, very attractive, was longer belong to a "gaucho" than to a Turk, in my humble opinion

à +

Dom