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The whole piece seems to be a composite: Blade, hilt ring, hilt, and - apparently - scabbard don't match. Thus, I'd suggest we only can evaluate the hilt itself if we want to discover more about it.
IMVHO, this hilt doesn't look Bugis to me - simple Bugis hilts are usually plain and of highly stylized form (well-carved but without any embelishments). Hilts vaguely similar in style and craftmanship that I seem to remember have been attributed to different parts of Java and also sometimes to the outer islands...
Regards,
Kai
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