Hi,
I must agree with Battara and Ian on this. It is made for the tourist market, probably in Damascus, Syria. There used to be a lively scene of production of many types of bazar items there, including many types of daggers. The geometric koftgari style differentiates them from more common and recent North Indian fantasy pieces, which are also all-metal with silver koftgari.
Having said that, the blade is better quality than most of its kind.
Some of these date to early 20th c. This one is probably mid 20th c.
Eytan
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