At first, I am not able to have and give any substantial oppinion on a blade, these are just my thoughts, when I see it.
There is a high-end cousin of this blade, which was showed in the forum some while ago, which also is Sumatran.
For me, when I see a high quality older blade, it is possible to see the differences (becouse of fine worked features, which are typical for a certain region and period of time) and also the similarities, which probably could lead back to some older (late Majapahit?) standard. With a simpler, not "capital-court" quality blade, the fine are not worked out or become somewhat blurred, like somehow, who just repeats the superficial appearing without knowing the structure. So the lover quality blades from different regions are sometimes much more similar in my eyes.
Why one finds itself remembered on Bali/Lombok blades is, becouse of the smooth surface, yet also, more typical for Lombok blades, becouse of the exagerated ricikan elements done in medium workmanship, imitating a dhapur, which would be expected to be reseved for a high-end keris.
This surely is a keris coming from periphery of keris culture, and it comes in dress of a distant Sumatran region. This would fit together.
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