Minang Keris with mixed influences?

[Henk]

Originally Posted by David

Still, if i am not mistaken, you will find many Sumatran blades that look very similar to blades from Jawa as, i believe, parts of Sumatra where once under the influence of the Javanese court and therefore made their keris to Javanese specifications of the time.
BTW, the hilt is beautiful!

As far as I know javanese blades where exported to Sumatra as merchandise because the javanese blades where highly appreciated on Sumatra. It is not unusual to find a javanese blade in a sumatran dress.

David, where did you found that? Or is there one of the more knowledgeable members who can confirm that? It is of course not unlikely that that happened, but I never heard or read about it. And if keris where made to javanese specifications due to influence of the javanese court, why not the dress??