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more importantly, there is no topographic trace that such a gold sleeve was ever fitted to the hilt.
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Here's an example of a status rencong stripped of triple gold crowns as well as golden "tail" to show the hints on the hilt surface.
Erik may be tempted to post more pics of his rencong...
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Left one on the first pic shown in this thread.)
Regards,
Kai