Welcome, Peter.
Interesting sword. I can see a bit of SEA (Burma or Thailand) influence in the handle marking motifs and the pommel. A few poor quality swords with similar pommels have been appearing on ebay recently, advertised as Thai.
The blade is unlike any I've seen on a Thai sword. It vaguely reminds me of fantasy "scimitars", and the occasional bolo or machete.
A few questions:
How is the blade affixed to the hilt?
Is the handle round in cross-section?
What is the blade cross-section? A wedge? Peaked at the spine?
Is there any evidence of hardening on the blade?
Any markings on the blade?
Why do you think the handle is silver? Could it be another white metal? Is it soft?
Best,
Andrew
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