Just some thoughts: The dapur does not look like what the Madurese smiths usually make -- notice the way the upper half of the blade tapers to a narrow sharp point.
I have also seen an old bugis blade from the collection of our vey own Dave Henkel with very similar pamor. The corrosion is also very similar. The fact that the blade is so corroded yet the metal surface is still generally intact (i.e. no cracks or forging flaws showing) says a lot about the quality of the metal and the good fusion between the pamor and the steel core.
I am inclined to think this is an old blade.
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