The pudhak setegal feature that gives this blade its name is not found in old keris.
The Javanese idea of "old keris" means keris that date from after Mataram Sultan Agung, so "new keris" are held to date from after 1645.
The feature of pudhak setegal did not become popular until the Surakarta era.
It is not possible to date this blade with any precision, in my opinion, and in consideration of the manipulated pamor and overall condition it would be reasonable to give it as 19th century.
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