Well, the hilt itself is Indo-Arabic, some might get tempted to associate it with Mysore due to the similarities with the ,,tiger type,, (Sultan Tipu).
The paraj (knuckle-guard) of swan type I`ve seen it on Mughal swords comming out of Gujarat mostly, examples from 17th - 18th century if memory does not play tricks on me, same hilt/pommel same richness in gold decoration.
One thing I cannot find corespondent are the unusual tholia (quillions) but our coleagues have seem to manage finding something similar even though without much data info, we see it is not an isolated case. I am fascinated by their beauty as I`ve not seen them before and I would avoid categorise them as a variation of the down-pointed quillions of the pulwar (puloar) swords.
A good post with lots to learn from, proving that still there is so much to discover still ...
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