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My guess would be pre-1940.
I got this from Palankaraya, Central Kalimantan. I saw how the swords after WW2 look like and they are more rough than this one. 19 century ones would be more sophisticated.
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Our experts tend to be quite conservative in their age estimates...
This one certainly presents some additional challenges.
It is great that Willem broke things down - we probably do have to discuss the parts, indeed.
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Scabbard could be a reconditioned one. Blade is, however nicely balanced forward but I expected the sword to be more heavy. I have a parang Sumba and it is also forward balanced, heavier, has more thick steel forward and it looks more rudimentary.
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Most kabeala from Sunda don't come with exceptionally heavy blades but there surely are some. I'd guess that you're comparing apples to oranges here, anyway.
A dedicated thread on the kabeala would certainly be interesting...
Regards,
Kai