From what i can see this is most probably an old kris that was refurbished outside of the culture. As Rick has pointed out, the stirrup straps should run under the ferrule and i don't think i have ever seen such thickness in the straps as these. Rick also mentions the leather wrap which i have never seen used on these weapons. The hilt, the ferrule and the band near the pommel all look original, but it looks like someone had them off, fixed up and re-attached. The bands on the sheath look new and not in a Moro style.
As for the gangya, yes Wayne, it is separate, but traditionally the gangya is made from the same billet that the blade is formed from so it is rather unusual for it to be made of a different metal mix. I don't think this is just a matter of more aggressive cleaning on the gangya, this looks like a different metal mix. Given the over all refurbishing of the rest of this piece i think it is likely that this is a later replacement for a missing or broken gangya.
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