Ethnographic Arms & Armour - Pictures of my Rencong

This thread is mainly a response to Kai:

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Originally Posted by kai

Welcome to the forum - it's great to receive any input from the peoples from whom these pieces actually originate!

Any chance to research his name? Your inherited rencong does look like what I associate with post-WW2 work, indeed. Quality seems to be nice though!

Has the blade always been kept shiny like this? Any idea/hints wether the blade is laminated and/or tempered?

If possible, please post close-up pics of the base of the blade as well as the base and tip of the hilt - I'd really love to have a detailed look at the style of the decorations! Also a pic of the blade taken directly from above (to avoid distortions) would be great! Thanks a lot in advance!

Utami used to post here and showed some recently crafted pieces. AFAIK, he lost contact with the noted bladesmith after the tsunami desaster... :(

Definitely. :) Thanks again!

Regards,
Kai

Really sorry for the late reply, my cellphone camera wasn't strong enough to record the intricate details of my rencong that you asked for. Since I just got myself a new sony digicam, I figured might as well start a new thread. :)

The blade as far as I know has always been shiny, I haven't taken any special steps to keep it that way apart from simply wiping the blades with a water soaked cloth. And I have no idea whether the blade is laminated/tampered. :D

So here are the pictures and if you require more pics I'll be happy to provide them for you.