G'day Ariel,
Can't help you with the hilt, but I can confirm the blade is from a British 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre. I Gill stands for John Gill who took over the sword business when his more famous father Thomas died in 1801. Remember in the Latin alphabet there was no J. John Gill was in business from 1802-1817. Richard Dellar has a chapter on the Gill family in his book "The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912".
The crown over 4 stamp is a government acceptance stamp signifying the sword was accepted into British service by the Board of Ordnance. From there it obviously found it's way into Indian hands.
Cheers,
Bryce
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