It's perfectly authentic, second half of the 19th century. It's a later than average example and condition is quite good, showing very little wear. That said, the wiggle engraving on the mounts is probably later. It's likely they were plain silver originally.
In fact, Ottoman smiths did boil horn to make it flexible. Wooden grips aren't especially common but were certainly known.
Six peanuts, Ariel.
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