More info about Atjeh weapons?

[erikscollectables]

Okay with the risk of getting in the middle of a "fight" I'll give my opinion on Fernando's Sikin.

I think it did have a ferrule but not the pointed crown type or "poetjo" in Kreemers book (as on the rentjong in my photo) but a double crown of the "gloepa" or flower type according to Kreemer as the gold and suassa crown in my photo. Hence no points visible. It also explains the smalle size of the handle near the blade as Fernando already pointed out.

The "decoration" of the handle never continues on the location of the crown as far as I know now. I have seen a couple of dislocated crowns and those never have a decoration underneath.

My sikin with goldwork inlay clearly had a crown of the gloepa type, most likely a triple crown at that.
I recently have seen a great example with the same inlay type but also the crown still there! A "brother" of my sikin so to say.

Regards, Erik