Hi Bill,
One definition often used for old krisses is "made before WW2 but no more than about 150 years old", corresponding to the nem-neman period in Java. For antique krisses there is much less consensus, it could be for instance "a kris made before the Mataram era".
Your kris is nicely made and very decorative and I fully understand that you like it very much, I own similar pieces also, see pic.
Regards
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