I think Oliver was, as usual, very polite and generous. The silvery decoration on the blade looks very "Syrian" to me. The blade /tang transition ( shoulders) are not even straight, with a gap at the point of insertion. The carvings are crude and, IMHO, made with Dremel tool. On that I am in complete accord with Marius and Battara.
My 5 cents worth is that it is a pretty crude and unprofessionally-made tourist item made somewhere in the Middle East within the past 10 years. Turkey and Syria come to mind in the very first row of candidates.
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