Thanks for the reply, Mr. Maisey. 
Yes, yes, the teacher issue. I've been working on it ... 
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				 the presence or absence of a blade core in a keris of any period cannot be understood in isolation as an indicator of its age
			
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 This one sentence pretty much answers my question while at the same time makes me realize that I haven't progressed much in my quest