|
|
|
26th December 2008, 09:16 AM
|
#1 |
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sweden
Posts: 1,637
|
It's also nice. But the discussion was on the crown variations...
Michael |
|
|
|
26th December 2008, 03:07 PM
|
#2 | |
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 951
|
Quote:
The best that I know in private hands . Ben |
|
|
|
|
|
26th December 2008, 06:19 PM
|
#3 |
|
EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,280
|
Of course there is this one in gold (scroll down for pictures):
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=gold+rencong *sigh* 
|
|
|
|
|
28th December 2008, 08:26 PM
|
#4 |
|
EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,280
|
I am noticing that the gold on more of these Aceh pieces are gilded silver or brass and not sheet gold. Are my observations correct?
|
|
|
|
|
29th December 2008, 09:11 PM
|
#5 | |
|
Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 318
|
Gold
Battara, there is always the question what to call gold...
In the Netherlands e.g. it can only be called gold from 14k upwards. On the Aceh pieces I have seen (and have myself) the gold content is lower in my opinion. From what I have read on this forum it is about 10K which is more practical on a weapon anyway I would say. I have not seen gilded silver on an Aceh fighting knife (Sikin or Rencong) yet. Also you can see on the forum quite a few ferrule's missing from high quality pieces. My guess is still they were harvested for the gold content by Dutch soldiers... Nothing scientific here just my guesswork, Erik Any other opinions? Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
29th December 2008, 10:43 PM
|
#6 |
|
EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,280
|
I did not know that they counted gold 14k and above. Yes, 10k is sturdier than 14k. Swaasa is 7-9k.
Anyway, I have heard of and will be getting within the next couple of months a once guilded silver rencong (see pictures below). I agree so far that I have not seen any sikim with gilded silver. |
|
|
|
|
29th December 2008, 11:25 PM
|
#7 | |
|
Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 2,235
|
Quote:
It was also a rather small rencong, same as this one. Could they be of later date that the bigger examples that are often solid gold. and maybe more made for display / status. no longer a weapon ? 
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
