A quite similar sword got sold by Czerny's for a total of approx. US$2450 earlier this year:
http://www.czernys.com/auctions_lot....ta=57&lang=eng
Note the hilt again displays the parrot motif as well as silver koftgari! Longer with a total length of 76.5 cm. Again no scabbard surviving.
From the pics, I can't make out wether the blade is made of wootz - my piece certainly is (of rather low contrast though).
Any comments/updates by forumites specialising on India?
Any additional pieces surfacing? One more example and we have a rare pattern/type emerging...
Regards,
Kai