Unknown Indonesian Sword - Borneo or Sulawesi?

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Originally Posted by Tatyana Dianova

A strange Indonesian sword came recently my way: it has a Sulawesi-style blade and Borneo-style fittings. Everything is old and original. I wasn't able to find anything like this in Internet and in my books. Maybe someone has some insights or comments?

looks like somebody form sumbawa made their version of a mandau..
in indonesia you can find crazy things like this where somebody has reworked parts from another region to make something with local fashion.
ive seen man swords form timor and florse .. with handles put on them in java... i saw a crazy mandau made in bali but with balinese fittings and sheath. it must have been 30-40 years old.. but somebody has seen a mandau and thought theyd try their version.. so there is some of this going on..