I agree with Gav and Rick as well, this Udaipur Rajasthan type tulwar hilt is probably 19th c. and one quillon seems to have been repaired badly. The sabre blade is as noted backwards with the notable Indian ricasso emphasizing this, The distortion of the blade and rebated tip are even more bizarre.
Taube, any kind of weapon is collectible according to the interests of the collector. I have seen many very strange assemblies from often remote colonial circumstances where virtually everything is recycled. Every weapon has a story, and something like this sets the mind to wonder. Clearly it was worked on to use, and not to deceive as it is too crudely done.
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