Your straight bladed example has a lovely pattern welded blade and you can clearly see the lamination which is a bold pattern in the central portion of the blade with wavy laminations along each edge. Hard to say if it is native or Indian made. You do see similar patterns in both cultures. For example, sikim blades from Atjeh can have similar patterns but I have also seen tulwar with very similar forging. Given the long standing trade routes between India and Sumatra and the fact the Piso Podang hilt is based on an early tulwar style hilt I wouldn't be surprised if the forging techniques also crossed over.
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