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				pamor or just stringy iron with a patina
			
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 Rick,
I think it is stringy iron with patina. It is really roughly made.
Henk,
The shape does not feel javanese, and has a lot of similarity with some other sumpitan blades that are pictured in this thread. (Scroll down beyond the dart quivers.) 
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showt...hlight=sumpitan