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Old 6th July 2006, 04:50 PM   #9
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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
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