HELP Identify a Knife

[Drako18]

I have a old knife that i have had for 20 years an its spent 60 years in a safe. The aka story i was told it was a knife that settlers had in 1700's.

Now i find had to believe but knife its self is best looking, looks like someone made it not a master smith an yet it has stamps on it.

I read on how post pictures an i still cant, i dont know im not savvy. So there are 2 stimps by the bolster first one is a double circle what B inside it next one is just a stamp with a S. On other side of the blade is very faint stamp that i cant make out.

Any help, Thanks
Update (as you can tell i got pictures up).

I found what looks to be engraving of numbers

Here is knife its self.

 

[Drako18]

I hope the pictures help

 

[scottyj]

Maybe a cut down bayonet that someone put a guard and handle on? Just a guess.

 

[Drako18]

Hum well blade alone is 12"

 

[thebrain]

It does look like a cut down or possibly broken and reworked bayonet or sword. Copper fittings used for ease of work.

 

[Drako18]

Right an cheap given what ever time period it was made would make sence.

Anyone know who might have the knowledge to tell what the 3 stamps mean?

 

[Todd21969]

Looks like it used to be a 1866 Chassepot bayonet.

The spine engraving was the arsenal and date of manufacture.

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

Looks like it used to be a 1866 Chassepot bayonet.

The spine engraving was the arsenal and date of manufacture.

I think you're correct! Just saw one of them bayonets that had similar inscriptions.

The handle reminds me of some vintage Mexican daggers. The French invaded Mexico in 1862 and were there until 1867. It seems very possible to me somebody found a broken bayonet and repurposed it like that. Very interesting piece the OP has!

 

[Yonose]

No answers only comments: looks like the knife was cared for in its working life, so it probably was of high quality and probably not cheap. Several owners have made engravings along the spine.

 

[Drako18]

Ok i looked up the Yataghan bayonet an did not find a stamp on blade of a B but yes they do have a S with a crown an number 14. But i dont have any numbers.

Also the blade smiths made them with perfection this blade even if repurposed the fuller is not straight, very lumpy.
One side we will say side A of the fuller is indented if you flip blade to side B its the opposite.

 

[Drako18]

 

[Drako18]

Making dont match
http://www.old-smithy.info/bayonets/HTNL DOCUMNETS/1866_chassepot.htm

 

[Todd21969]

Making dont match
http://www.old-smithy.info/bayonets/HTNL DOCUMNETS/1866_chassepot.htm

Just be aware Carl's (Old Smithy) site is not all inclusive of every marking.I "know" and have conversed with him back in my old bayonet collecting days.When his site was in it's infancy.

These were made, used, modified, by many countries for decades. Unknown markings still pop up.

I have rifles with the same Circle B that came from the Balkan Region. The actual origin of the stamp is unknown.

 

[Drako18]

Ok thats sounds plausible, but where these known to have such imperfections as i stated an shown above.
Ones i seen look great with stright lines.

 

[not2sharp]

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Also the blade smiths made them with perfection this blade even if repurposed the fuller is not straight, very lumpy.
One side we will say side A of the fuller is indented if you flip blade to side B its the opposite.....

Whatever this thing was has been broken and then crudely reforged into a knife.

n2s

 

[Drako18]

So its possible someone spent alot of time reforging the blade putting that crease in the spine an making the fuller all wavy