Hello,
I doubt that your saber is very old, I would say it was made in the second half of the 20th century, maybe as a present (how Marius said) or as a better touristic piece. The etched and gilded surfaces are rather crude craftmanship and the imitations of precious stones on the mountings are also typical for not very old arabic pieces.
I can't say a lot about the origin of the blade, maybe it was made on the same place like the hilt and the scabbard. For me, the blade looks like only made for decorative purposes and not for any other use. I have a caucasian saber with a nice filigree-decorated handle and scabbard, which is also not very old and has a similar blade (pictures attached - I know that they are not very good).
Regards
Robin
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