Text on rencong

Alam Shah · 6th July 2006, 06:34 AM

TVV,
The Arabic text on your rencong, looks like "Allahu Akbar" literally translated, "Allah is Great".

Pardon me, but I think the rencong blade is of low-quality manufacture and a tourist piece.

Here's another rencong blade for comparison:
http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php

Freddy · 6th July 2006, 11:08 AM

Thanks for the translation, Alam Shah.

I'm quite aware that I have a tourist rencong. Nevertheless, the blad has a nice finish to it. And yes...it's a brass blade.

Beautiful pieces you have. Very nice.

A question : Do only tourist pieces have arabic texts on the blade or was this done with genuine pieces also ?

Alam Shah · 6th July 2006, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Freddy

A question : Do only tourist pieces have arabic texts on the blade or was this done with genuine pieces also ?

Hmmm...good question. The number of rencongs I've seen are limited but
I've yet to see one genuine piece with some arabic text.

Freddy, your rencong although a tourist piece, it's still neatly executed... Alam Shah

TVV · 6th July 2006, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

TVV,
The Arabic text on your rencong, looks like "Allahu Akbar" literally translated, "Allah is Great".

Pardon me, but I think the rencong blade is of low-quality manufacture and a tourist piece.

Here's another rencong blade for comparison:
http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php

Alam Shah, thank you for the translation and comments. No need to apologize, as you are stating something which is obvious.
I would love to see pictures on KampungNet, but they take forever to load.

Regards,

Teodor

Battara · 7th July 2006, 06:28 PM

Actually your blade looks like steel with brass inlay inscription.

One question I have is were these blades etched or left alone?

BluErf · 8th July 2006, 04:04 AM

The blade looks brass to me. I wonder if it was made from a mould derived from a good old example?

TVV · 8th July 2006, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

Actually your blade looks like steel with brass inlay inscription.

One question I have is were these blades etched or left alone?

You are right - as I wrote in my first post the blade is low quality steel, of triangular section, with brass inlay made in grooves. I know there are grooves because on the other side of the blade where some of the inlay is missing you can clearly see them. There are file marks all over the blade, and whoever did the inlay did a very poor job - in areas it has spilled out of the grooves in smudges.

6th July 2006, 06:34 AM	#1
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	TVV, The Arabic text on your rencong, looks like "Allahu Akbar" literally translated, "Allah is Great". Pardon me, but I think the rencong blade is of low-quality manufacture and a tourist piece. Here's another rencong blade for comparison: http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php Last edited by Alam Shah; 6th July 2006 at 06:36 AM. Reason: add link...

6th July 2006, 11:08 AM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Thanks for the translation, Alam Shah. I'm quite aware that I have a tourist rencong. Nevertheless, the blad has a nice finish to it. And yes...it's a brass blade. Beautiful pieces you have. Very nice. A question : Do only tourist pieces have arabic texts on the blade or was this done with genuine pieces also ?

7th July 2006, 06:28 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Actually your blade looks like steel with brass inlay inscription. One question I have is were these blades etched or left alone?

8th July 2006, 04:04 AM	#6
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	The blade looks brass to me. I wonder if it was made from a mould derived from a good old example?