Hello Marcus,
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I just comitted to a Timor sword on Oriental Arms.
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I'm afraid Artzi got that one wrong - it's an alamang/alameng, a typical Buginese/Makassarese sword. While these do show up elsewhere in Bugis-influenced areas, I don't think there is any reason to trace this examples' origin to the wider Timor group...
Regards,
Kai