Strange "zulfikar" dagger

[Dom]

Good Day
I tried without too much conviction ... it is true ... to acquire this dagger (eBay),
it was intrigant, but I nevertheless doubted about his autenticity,
the difference in color between the handle and the scabbard intrigued me

resume of the comments ;
Rare 19th C. Indo-Persian ZULFIKAR Dagger
from North India, having a triple-bladed construction for opening and penetrating the armor with an armor-piercing central blade and two single-edged side blades having engraved decorations and inscriptions ...
All steel hilt and scabbard adorned with engraved images of men and women of royal or noble rank, some worn gold or copper inlays are evident in between......
Overall 17” the side blades are 9 1⁄4” the central blade with a spiked tip is 11 3⁄4” dating from around early to mid 19th century or possibly a bit earlier.
Winning bid: US $560.00

I stopped at half of the auction, does I have been wrong ??

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Dom