My guess on this Pedang is also Sumatra.
The reason for this is that I have seen several Sumatran weapons with etched Arabic writing made in the same way as this - mostly Rencong and Sewar.
And so far none on the resembling Pedang from Lombok
Most of these etchings seems to have been done in the mid- and late 20th C.
Maybe the etching was done later on this Pedang to make it more according to the fashion of the day?
But the hilt seems a bit less detailed in the carvings than some of the oldest ones?
Michael
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