I agree with Fearn that this looks like the 'Naue II' type used across a wide area.
I think Neil Burridge makes a nice replica of this type, so if you google his name you'll find his site. I can't add a link as it's a commercial site.
As has been said there are several makers of reproductions out there, and there are also old replicas as well which doesn't help.
However, that said I don't get that feeling from yours but it's difficult to say for sure that it's genuine.
The patina looks good and I like the level of damage/use that it seems to have suffered. It's easy to imagine it being used in a famous battle from one of our great epics.
A beautiful sword. Can you tell us more about how it came into your possession and what if any 'background' that you have on it's provenance?
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