Rencong Grip

S.Workman · 13th February 2015, 12:24 AM

Hello everyone, I have been very busy and have not hit the forum lately, its nice to get back and look occasionally. I was wondering if anyone knows the function of the wildly curved grips on the Rencong knives. Are they purely ornamental, or are they meant to direct the users grip in a certain fashion? I looked around online but could not even find a photo of one being held. Any ideas?

David · 13th February 2015, 05:24 AM

I cannot attest to the accuracy of this site, but an explanation of the rencong handhold is given here.
http://atkinson-swords.com/collectio...ra/recong.html

13th February 2015, 12:24 AM	#1
S.Workman Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 116	Rencong Grip Hello everyone, I have been very busy and have not hit the forum lately, its nice to get back and look occasionally. I was wondering if anyone knows the function of the wildly curved grips on the Rencong knives. Are they purely ornamental, or are they meant to direct the users grip in a certain fashion? I looked around online but could not even find a photo of one being held. Any ideas?

13th February 2015, 05:24 AM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,199	I cannot attest to the accuracy of this site, but an explanation of the rencong handhold is given here. http://atkinson-swords.com/collectio...ra/recong.html