Normally, how we differentiate Riau and Terengganu kerises are through the sheath, blade, hilt and pendoko. In this case, the blade and pendoko do not offer much ques since the former is a generic Bugis blade while the pendoko was not correct. The hilt form could also offer some clues, though a lot of times we tend not to look at it that much since hilts are most likely to be swapped, along with pendokos. So it is down to the sheath. The main differentiating factor between Terengganu and Riau is that the former tends to be more boxy, while the latter is more 'voluptuous', for a lack of better word. Sajen's keris is like somewhere in between. Material used may be a clue as well, with Terengganu sheaths sometimes using highly figured kemuning of ketengga wood not found in Riau/Sumatra, but again in this case, this is not so obvious.
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