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		| Most of the times these 'models' have brass at the base of the blade. | 
	
 
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		| Would guess it would be suassa and not brass on this quality of rencong | 
	
 The few examples I have seen in private and museum collections had brass on the base of the blade.
One had suasa. but I can not recall where I saw that one.