Hello Severin,
Congrats, a really nice gobang!
While it is shorter than many examples, it certainly is still within the range of weapons of the region - maybe a tad short for deer hunting from horse back though. Are you sure that the blade was never sharpened or did the edge got possibly dulled?
The hilt is probably coastal Sundanese and an apparently early type.
BTW, make sure not to miss Maurice's seminal online paper on the gobang!
Regards,
Kai
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