Langai Tinggang just ended on E-bay

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Could it be the lousy pictures perhaps ?

Yep, maybe someone is taking a bet that the piece will be better than the pictures.

the dots look like modern colors on the pommel, and the small knife does look to be more recent.

The dots are modern for sure, and the side knife is indeed a recent addition.
But one of my main concerns is the quality of the scabbard (very nice) compared with the blade (rather poor executed) and this combined with the fit of the blade in the scabbard.

I wonder if a forumite bought it.
I would be happy if we could than get better pictures, and even more happy if I stand corrected and the fit of the blade would turn out better than on the pictures. Nuff said as far as I am concerned