I'd like to know if at the pommel,does the blade tang appear to protrude through and have been "peened", or is the pommel flat and smooth, where the little "knob" is on the very end?
In all honesty, I think it's a display or ceremonial sword, like another member suggested, and there are a few reasons for that. First, the pommel, guard, and hilt all appear to be cast as a single unit. Second, the detail isn't as crisp as you would hope to find on a "functional" sword. I don't think the grip is brass, brass doesn't "rust' like the sword you pictured, I think it's perhaps an alloy of some kind. there was some paint, or cheaply applied gilding in gold, that's worn away also, another sign of what we call a "wall-hanger". Edge damage could be the result of children playing with it, certainly if I were a boy and found that, I'd be itching to swing it at something, be it a tree or whatever. The lack of a scabbard is another clue, display pieces generally, but not always, come bare. It certainly has visual interest, but I'm fairly certain this would be labeled as a "sword-like object", rather than an actual sword. Just my opinion, someone else may know a lot more.
