Hi Hielke,
it looks to me that the blade and crossguard are older and that the hilt is more recent, the wire-work is newer than that ....as it seems to be a repair (to help hold the cross guard) as the top of the wood slab is partially missing.
It is also possible that the cross guard and blade may not have been originally together.
There are others that have excellent knowledge of Shamshirs, hopefully they will provide better information.
It may be a good idea to do a 'window' etch, its difficult to tell from the pictures but there may be a nice surprise....especially if its wootz.
Kind Regards David
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