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The sword has what it seems like an early ottoman kilij blade. It is not a pala, since pala's has shorter and wider blades. It is mounted under arabic influence which is evident in the type of swordguard and also at the ending of the handle.
However the handle looks a bit starange, i cannot understand the material, is it painted?
If the sword belonged to your grandfather from inheritance from older generations, it could be a booty sword from the 1820s from the army of Ibraim pasha that came from Egypt with his army to subdue the Greek revolution. Its army was western in organisation and appearence, but for sure some officers would carry their own commisioned swords.
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