Crowns on Aceh weapons revisited

Battara · 3rd September 2010, 02:16 AM

OH Asomotif, no offense taken. I would not be surprised if it were later. Perhaps a wedding rencong from an adjacent place. No idea. Guess I just want to know where my silver one would be in the pecking order of things since obviously the gold crowns signify at least high nobility.

Battara · 29th May 2011, 08:27 PM

Have another question regarding gold crowned rencong:

Are the scabbards supposed to have 2 gold bands on them?

Jonno · 29th May 2011, 09:33 PM

I have never seen gold bands, many silver and some suasa.
But I think it will be possible.

You can find some other examples on:
http://www.atchin.nl/Atchin/Atjeh_wa.../Rentjong.html

Battara · 30th May 2011, 12:22 AM

Thank you Jonno. Great site - yes I have seen one with suassa and several with silver. One gold crowned rencong on the site had 4 silver bands on it!

Very helpful.

erikscollectables · 30th May 2011, 03:43 PM

Hi,

In my experience the sheath is supposed to have no bands at all! They are repairs for sheaths that have problems. But repairs are quite common. The material used says something about the importance they gave to the repair is my opinion.

Regards, Erik

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Originally Posted by Battara

Thank you Jonno. Great site - yes I have seen one with suassa and several with silver. One gold crowned rencong on the site had 4 silver bands on it!

Very helpful.

Battara · 30th May 2011, 03:54 PM

Erik that too is helpful and less expensive!

spellchant · 3rd June 2011, 04:20 AM

Hello everyone, this is my first post.

Thought I'd share with you a picture of my old Rencong.

This is a family heirloom which was given to me by my late grandfather. According to him this rencong was forged during the early 1950's by a famous Rencong maker back in the day.

As I'm sure many of you here know, there are various types of Rencong in Aceh, each with its own distinctive characteristics. This particular piece belongs to the Meucunggek class, reserved for royalties, nobilities and other distinguished groups of people. My grandfather was a highly decorated provincial chief of Police in Aceh and thus was awarded this Rencong as a symbol of gratitude by the Aceh people.

It's hilt and scabbard are made of ivory, while the blade itself is made from a material known locally as 'besi putih' or white iron/steel (correct me if I'm wrong) said to have supernatural properties

. The hilt is decorated with about 10 grams of 20 carat gold which adds to the overall value of this finely crafted work of art.

As rencong forging is dying art, you're unlikely to find many rencong of this caliber nowadays.

Hope I'm off to a good start.

3rd June 2011, 04:20 AM	#7
spellchant Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Indonesia Posts: 2	Hello everyone, this is my first post. Thought I'd share with you a picture of my old Rencong. This is a family heirloom which was given to me by my late grandfather. According to him this rencong was forged during the early 1950's by a famous Rencong maker back in the day. As I'm sure many of you here know, there are various types of Rencong in Aceh, each with its own distinctive characteristics. This particular piece belongs to the Meucunggek class, reserved for royalties, nobilities and other distinguished groups of people. My grandfather was a highly decorated provincial chief of Police in Aceh and thus was awarded this Rencong as a symbol of gratitude by the Aceh people. It's hilt and scabbard are made of ivory, while the blade itself is made from a material known locally as 'besi putih' or white iron/steel (correct me if I'm wrong) said to have supernatural properties . The hilt is decorated with about 10 grams of 20 carat gold which adds to the overall value of this finely crafted work of art. As rencong forging is dying art, you're unlikely to find many rencong of this caliber nowadays. Hope I'm off to a good start. Attached Images

3rd September 2010, 02:16 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	OH Asomotif, no offense taken. I would not be surprised if it were later. Perhaps a wedding rencong from an adjacent place. No idea. Guess I just want to know where my silver one would be in the pecking order of things since obviously the gold crowns signify at least high nobility.

29th May 2011, 08:27 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	Have another question regarding gold crowned rencong: Are the scabbards supposed to have 2 gold bands on them?

29th May 2011, 09:33 PM	#3
Jonno Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 51	I have never seen gold bands, many silver and some suasa. But I think it will be possible. You can find some other examples on: http://www.atchin.nl/Atchin/Atjeh_wa.../Rentjong.html

30th May 2011, 12:22 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	Thank you Jonno. Great site - yes I have seen one with suassa and several with silver. One gold crowned rencong on the site had 4 silver bands on it! Very helpful.

30th May 2011, 03:54 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	Erik that too is helpful and less expensive!