This is good post Pak Nechesh
You ask
1. Are kraton kerises referring to the royal pusaka, or simply any keris that may be used/worn by a person working in the kraton, including the guards?
My reply is that any keris worn or in Kraton is Kraton keris. They may not be pusaka. All Kraton guards wear keris, but they are not all pusaka.
2. Must kraton kerises necessarily come out of the kraton armoury, or is it a reference to a certain level of quality?
My reply is that none of these are fact. There is no such kraton armoury, but all keris for kraton use are well made.
3. Are kraton kerises made by empus, or could they have been kerises owned by founding sultans/sunans of the kraton, which may not have been made by an empu?
Many keris in kraton very old. All made by empu.
4. Can kraton pieces be 'inducted'? i.e. purchased from somebody and added to the armoury? If so, how long must it be inside the kraton to be considered a kraton piece?
If Sultan buy keris then it is part of Kraton collection. Kraton koleksi di Yogyajakarta Surakarta have many keris not from Java.
5. "Rejected" kerises made by empu associated to a kraton - are these kraton pieces?
No.
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