Rencong Sumatra, Aceh. Hulu Meucangge form. Sheath is made from marine ivory. Total length 9". A famous weapon of the Acehese people.

Handle is made of buffalo horn. (The hilt of the rencong is in the shape of "ba".)

With its slim and slender profile. Used mostly as a close combat 'stealth atacking' weapon.

The surface of the old blade.

The back profile of this elegant weapon. Only the rencong and the sewar have this profile at the base near the tang.

The profile of the blade's base and the brass ferrule.

The 'flaring' base of the blade with its hexagonal cross-section.

Decorations of the blade.

The back of the blade. How it thickens, towards the hilt.

Profile of the rencong's blade.

The sheath of the rencong. Is it made of bone, horn or ivory?

Profile of this small and short recong blade.