Yes i would agree that it is more correctly Malay. I mistakenly said Indo just to seperate it from Moro, but Malay would prpbably be more specifically correct. I also think the hilt and the sheath were Malay crafted and that this piece was never intended to have baca-baca. I don't see any obvious evidence of any part of the blade being ground down as Charles suggests. I am not sure what you mean exactly by composite piece in this case. If you mean that the dress was not original to the blade, that is probably so. But i think it is in keeping with the culture of the blade. As we all know, dress is often changed on keris. But when i think composite i think of more inappropriate and incompatable combinations.
