Greek Yataghan, North African Use?

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To me this yataghan looks like it was made in mainland Greece or Crete based on the bolster and the blade. I do not see a date, but these blades with the star of Solomon and inscriptions surrounded by this kind of floral engravings tend to date from the late 18th and early 19th century. What intrigues me is the lanyard attached to the hilt - it looks like something from the Maghreb. Is it possible that this was at one point exported to Algeria for use there?

Teodor