This is a tricky old blade to figure out.
It doesnīt look like a Borneo composition to me and it could be a broken Visayan swordblade that was remade to a knife?
The "stars" could, except Borneo, also be southern Philippines?
For sure the position of the "star" closest to the hilt isnīt where you would usually find it on a mandau blade.
Michael
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