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Old 7th August 2007, 08:05 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by AlamShah
For rencong, I've yet to see real authentic old pieces, with fossil elephant molar.
Alam Shah,
how about sewars?


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Originally Posted by RhysMichael
That hilt and scabbard style do not say rentcong to me. Does it look more like a tumbuk lada or siwaih to anyone else except me ?

If I had to make a pick on Javagolok's piece I would have called it a siwaih.
Michael,

I looked in the book of Zonneveld about your opinion and indeed when I look at the pics and Text, I also think it comes the most near the Siwaih.
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