THE SAME TWO FEATURES THAT YOU LIKE ALSO APPEAL TO ME. I HAVE SEEN THAT FORM OF BLADE AND TIP SOMEWHERE BUT CAN'T PLACE IT. I VOTE FOR SUMATRA AND IF NOT NIAS THEN SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA OF SUMATRA. TOO BAD THE ORIGINAL SCABBARD IS LONG GONE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY TO HAVE HAD SOME MORE CARVINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE HELPED IDENTIFY THE SWORD. A NICE CATCH AS IS BUT WE ALWAYS TEND TO WISH FOR MORE
I SEE ALL THE SIMULARITYS YOU MENTION. IT ALWAYS MAKES ME WONDER IF THE IDEAS AND FORMS OCCURED INDEPENDENTLY MANY TIMES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OR IF THEY WERE INTRODUCED BY SAILING TRIBES THRUOUT THESE REGIONS IN THE ANCIENT TIMES. A VERY NICE SWORD I AM ENVIOUS.
