The blade is old, better than fair, I'm almost certain that it will be Tuban classification (ie, Tangguh).
The hilt is Madura, Pamekesan Tumenggungan.
The Mendak is angkup randu, East Jawa/Madura.
It might be possible with patience and care to straighten the kinks out of the mendak, but if not, a replacement could be obtained.
This is a very nice keris as a first keris, it is virtually the same as the first keris I ever bought, about 64 years ago.
First step should be to clean up the hilt with a toothbrush, when all the dust is out of the carving, use a couple of drops of baby oil and hand rub it in.
Don't be in a rush to clean the blade, give it some oil and think about things for a while.
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