This form of sword from Sumatra, Indonesia is known as Pedang I. It has a clear influence from the Indian subcontinent and usually employs a foreign blade, as most probably the case here: A saber blade, probably a secondary use of a European military saber, 34 inches long with 10 inches false back edge. Steel basket hilt with down pointing langets and a pommel spike. All very nicely engraved. Total length 40 Good condition. Blackened areas and patches of pitted spots. No scabbard. inches. For similar swords see A.G. Van Zonneveld, Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago,, Page 101.