Malay Klewang?

[kai]

Hello Moshah,

I've seen one over the net with the same silver stripes on the back of the edge. As long as it was not a reworked strips, I guess it could well be a ceremonial piece too...

Those marks are quite commonly found on blades throughout the archipelago and are usually implicated as talismanic.

From what I can glean from your pics, the silverwork seems to be ok. The next step for me would be to mine online museum resources and compare the decoration style of your piece in detail with those examples.

Please keep us posted whatever you come up with!

Regards,
Kai