Welcome to the forum! I believe I remember this piece on eBay and it was from the gentleman Rivkin referred to. This individual lists his location as Milton, Ontario, Canada and I've seen more than a few of his auctions with a similar theme: interesting looking swords selling for $350 when, if authentic, the piece would be worth much more. I believe he uses an eBay alias to sell bowie knives in a similar way for about the same price. The location of the bowie knife seller is also Milton, Ontario, Canada and there is a similar rustic look to all the pieces and the liguistic patterns in the eBay copy are very similar. Even the eBay id's possess similar themes. These are just my observations about this seller and I don't feel qualified to judge your piece, but this forum is a great place with many very knowledgeable contributors who would be able to offer a valuable opinion. Best of luck to you.
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