Yes, this is an old keris , no doubt of it. Definitely pre-dates 1850, and probably goes back a long time before that.
I'm impressed with that Evapo Rust product. Never heard of it. I'd like to see it in action, might be even better than pineapple juice.
The scabbard and hilt probably don't need much more than a sympathetic clean-up, and maybe replacement of that piece of patterned vinyl (?) with some red velvet --- or even leave the wood bare if it looks OK. To clean up the hilt use baby oil and a toothbrush followed by a good hand rub. The scabbard wood really only needs a touch up with furniture polish, the metal on the scabbard (pendok) will polish OK with chrome polishing wool or paste.
All in all this is a pretty fair old keris.
The blade stain --- if you feel inclined to attempt it --- is another matter.
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