Hello Detlef,
Thanks for the rescue mission!
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Hilt is of the anak ayam teleng style made from kemuning wood. Sampir from ketengga and gandar from angsana wood. Blade is very worn and show pandai saras shape with 7 luk. The sarung get refurbished some time ago and is maybe older as it look while the pendokok from brass seems to be very recent.
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That seems to be a genuine, antique pandai saras blade and examples with luk are rare, indeed. I hope the pitting is not too bad to allow for long-term preservation? How well does the blade fit?
I'm not really confident to identify the wood from these pics - just some passing comments:
Gandar: Very strong tiger stripes for a northern Malay scabbard!
Sampir: Looks like kemuning to me.
Hulu: I would not rule out other timbers - looks like more recent work to me, too.
I'd be inclined to believe this is from Kelantan/Pattani with the Terengganu hilt added later (and antique scabbard renovated at the same time, probably).
Regards,
Kai