Knife Identification

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So my friend's father passed and she was giving away a lot of his stuff. She gave me this really cool looking knife.

Would love to know the background of it if anyone knows.
Thanks all!
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I purchased a heavy well made custom bowie, I'm trying to identify the maker, So I brought it here to see If anyone can help ID the tang marking for me, It is suppose to be from a Montana knife maker, But that's not much help as there are hundreds of knifemakers in Montana, Here is a photo of the tang marking, It's like a sword with a S in the middle, Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Tony
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So my friend's father passed and she was giving away a lot of his stuff. She gave me this really cool looking knife.

Would love to know the background of it if anyone knows.
Thanks all!
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This is a relatively modern Mexican knife made for tourists. I have a very similar knife made in the 80's or earlier. The message reads:

"He who hangs out with wolves learns to howl". Is it well made? Unsure probably not. In Oaxaca there are 2 knife makers that I know of that know what they are doing and this knife doesn't have their marks. One of them is in Ocotlán, though.
 
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