A question on a recent purchase.......

[knife7knut]

Hello All:
Ray Smith aka knife7knut here.Haven't posted here in some time due to a computer malfunction(self inflicted) and further health issues.Hopefully both are resolved for now.
I recently acquired this kindjal from e-Bay for a pretty reasonable amount.The pictures weren't the greatest and the seller was obviously unfamiliar with edged weapons(the only one they had listed)as much as I am unfamiliar with this type of knife.It looked pretty good so I bid and won.
Well I got it today and now I am having second thoughts about it's ancestry.My first concern was the blade material:very shiny and not having the,"look" of old steel.The second was the fact that the handle which is two pieces soldered together has come apart slightly.Inside it what appears to be remnants of cutler's cement.That is OK but the handle sides show striations that look suspiciously like they were caused by a die stamp;perpendicular to the handle and uniform in size.
The twisted wire decoration appears to be in fact just that;soldered to the case.The inset panels were at first thought to be copper but seem to be the same material as the rest of the scabbard but coated with a material that doesn't appear to be paint.I'm not sure what it is.
The fullers in the blade at first glance almost appear to be ball milled;they are too straight to be hand cut.The bottom of the fullers however are a bit inconsistent in depth and pattern.
My basic question is:Any idea where and/or when it might have been manufactured?There are no marks whatsoever on it or the scabbard.My gut feeling is it might be of Indian manufacture.Any help would be greatly appreciated.I don't have a great investment in it(less than $60 US)so if it is a modern replica I have no problem with that.