Jim,
I agree, I think many would describe this as an "unusual" English hilt.
The blade is a little more problematic. On an English sword of this era (even with a German blade) I think it would have been more usual for the forte to have been reserved for the makers or retailers name or trademark, and "Pro Patria" etc. to be on the middle of the blade. Also I struggle to make any sense of "E B E E N S G R I B".
This blade almost looks as if made for wholesale with an etched Turks head etc. and the forte left deliberately blank to be available for inscription by the buyer.
I don't think it is a fake, or anything like that, but it does have these anomalies.
Regards
Richard
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