Sandang walikat sheath from metal

[Jean]

Originally Posted by Green

Hello/Salam


i bought this primarily because i do not have any specimen of sandang walikat waranka and i have been particularly looking for one that is made from metal preferably silver. This one , the seller (which most of you can easily identify I think) described it as made from 'white metal'. So here are the questions:

1: can anyone suggest where this metal sandang walikat originated from? (my understanding is that this form is generally from madura/east java). What metal is it made of? what is 'white metal'?


nik

Hello Nik,
You can check "nickel silver" or "alpaca" on Wikipedia (typically 60% copper/ 20% nickel/ 20% zinc alloy) and your scabbard is probably made from this metal but some pieces made from mamas have a more yellowish colour so probably have a different alloy composition.
Regards