This does look like a Nimcha/Saif.
I would be very surprised if this was European. The handle looks like it is made of horn.
Not that Europeans didn't use horn, of course, but this horn looks like it might be something like Rhino or Giraffe horn.
The blade reminds of me of blades I've seen on Oman Kattaras. I understand these were often old German blades.
Could be wrong about the kind of horn but it certainly does remind of other Arabian Gulf or North African types of hilts.
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