Well, John is a forum member here as well. Hope he'll chime in when online again.
However, I don't see any hint which would help to place this sword anywhere throughout the SEA archipelago: IMHO the workmanship doesn't look like Aceh/Sumatra nor Negara at all; also the blade would need to be an imported example (so no help in placing it).
I'm not positive but I also don't see a good match with Viet fittings. Any pics, Gav? The Thai crowd seems also confident that this is not from their area. Not any votes for Khmer/Lao/Burmese, too?
At the moment, I'm with Rick that S India warrants some more research. Any input from those well-versed in that area?
Regards,
Kai
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