Yes, an old blade, but the lettering I believe to be almost certainly a much later addition.
Very often we find that script applied to blades, and also other objects, is very far from perfectly executed, and is the result of an unlettered craftsman attempting to copy something from a local interpretation of an original script. A very knowledgeable scholar may sometimes be able to guess at what was intended, but most ordinary people, with ordinary levels of knowledge cannot.
If the gonjo were to be removed I believe we would find that the shape of the pesi is not original:- the base of the pesi, where it enters the gonjo, would probably be considerably larger than the body of the gonjo. I think that what we might be looking at here is a keris that has been turned into a definite talisman. The talismanic script was applied to an already old blade, and at the same time the pesi was twisted and a hole for suspension was provided.
Trying to give a tangguh from a photo is often a stupid thing to do, but being full of the Christmas spirit , I'm feeling a little bit stupid right now, so I'm offering two guesses for a possible tangguh:- Tuban, or Tuban-Pajajaran. Fourteenth century is supportable if we base our estimation of age on Javanese tradition, however, if we base our estimation of age on other grounds, 16th-17th century is more likely. In any case, its old.
I don't think we can hang this blade on either Mpu Supo, or on Mpu Sombro. Supo would probably want to stick it into anybody who associated this level of workmanship with him, and Sombro is not known for blades of this size or refinement.
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