Tausug settlements can be found much further south than modern Malay controlled North Borneo. On pg. 103 of James Francis Warren's book Sulu zone, there is map of Tausug settlements, with one as far south Tanjungredeb in the map included in Zonneveld's book. As far Zonneveld's note in his book on sundang pg. 133 he lists locations and not people/sultanates (eg. Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines) I would go as far as to say he is leaving it open rather than assigning a particular type (eg. this is a Kalimantan kris or Sulu kris,etc...). Considering his alternate names for the Sundang are sondang and sulu keris, and that he has question marks by two of the Kalimantan sundangs, it would seem things are not so cut and dry as to say he is automatically excluding Tausug/Sulu colonial origins when he speaks of these regions. It would be nice if he could clarify. However, if he is excluding such origins, it brings us to the question of which other groups would be making these items in these areas. The Bugis inhabit the regions South of Sulu colonies in Borneo. Then we get the Dayaks groups. Etc... I would argue that the origin of these kris as being from either group as highly unlikely given their own weapons cultures.
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