Hi Winny,
welcome to the forum,
I love Rencong Aceh although most of my blades are keris. Achenese weapons have very specials forms and can be extreemly sophisticated. As you have not shown us what your Rencong was looking like it is a bit difficult to give you advice on how to repair its sheath and hilt. If you have the skill, why not try yourself at making a new sheath and a new hilt ?
As rencong are not really current where I live now, I did just that: forge a blade and then work the wood for the sheat and the hilt. I join a picture , just to show that it is possible even for a layman. It obvioulsy looks new and not really made in Aceh. This because, we do not have here the equivalent materials, in particular the wood.
Now your rencong may be worth repairing its sheath and hilt. Show us the rencong with decent photos and we may be in position to give a piece of advice.
Regards
Michel
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