Hello Henk,
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I cann't say the inlay is sloppily done. The blade suffered, and in my opinion cleaned in a way that did some damage to the inlay.
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The letters are formed quite crudely - compare this to inlaid inscriptions of antique blades!
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it shows a duru seuke. Not a proper one, I do agree with you, but I think it is due the suffering of the blade.
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Seems to me that this slightly flaring base was done by local hammer blows - you can still see marks left on both sides. IMHO this is clearly not 19th c. skill, even for a village smith.
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True, most rencong do have these features, but a lot don't. Or like we say here in Holland, exceptions do confirm the rules.
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Henk, maybe you could post a few of those exceptions? Of course, some exist but I don't remember any which don't attest to their makers skill!
Regards,
Kai