I cannot recall ever having seen this form, either in a book, or in reality.
It is not an alteration.
The kembang kacang, gandik and greneng have a hint of original Madura style to them; the two holes in the blade are possibly not artificial contstructs but may well be because of erosion, as both occur in areas of the blade where the core has been exposed and possibly over worked. The strange combination of this blade style and dress looks like the sort of thing that we sometimes see from Lombok.
It may well be a recent essay from our artistic friends in Madura, and dressed by an over eager dealer, but it could equally be something a little bit older with a genuine Lombok origin. Totally impossible to form a decision either way from photographs, no matter how good.
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