No IP, all old keris were not created equal.
In traditional Jawa/Bali belief only a keris made by an Empu could possess esoteric qualities. Only the empus knew the correct mantras, as well as the other requirements for creation of the keris as shrine and/or pusaka.
This is not to say that all keris made by an empu were made as keris with a spiritual value.
IP, if you have not yet read:-
Visible and Invisible Realms-Margaret J.Wiener
ISBN 0-226-88582-8/1,The University of Chicago Press
I suggest that your time would be well spent in doing so.
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