Rencong

The Rencong also Renchong, Rentjoeng, Rent Jong, Reuntjong, Rintjoeng, Roentjau is a dagger from the province of Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra.

Description

The Rencong has a straight, single-edged blade. The blade becomes a place of narrow by the book and is tapered. The blade has sometimes slight ridges ( indon. Beuneung Si urate ), which are rounded and highlighted. In some versions also hollow sections ( indon. Kuro ) occur. The blade spine is straight, the edge is slightly S-shaped. In the middle of this issue, the blade has a widening ( indon. Duru Seuke ), which also serves as a kind of hand protection. The booklet can be made ​​of different materials, for example wood, horn, ivory, black coral ( indon. Akar Bahar ), tusks of dugongs ( dugong indon. ) or teeth of the sperm whale. Precious versions are gold-plated, intricately carved, or decorated with inlays.

The booklets are available in different versions which are described as follows:

The sheaths are usually manufactured from wood and decorated with floral ornaments. They are usually kept in a light brown color, flat oval and follow the blade shape. The vaginal mouth is widened and designed for cutting side, more about standing out as the blade back side. At the cut-side bends, the remainder of down to the place down and terminates slightly pointed. The widened vaginal mouth is usually decorated with arabesques. The Ortbereich is also designed to bend and flex the blade back down from. Both sides of the sheaths are often decorated over its entire length with carved figural representations. They may be prepared from one or two parts. If they consist of a part, they are hollowed out by means of an incision on the back of the blade. Upon completion of this incision is closed with a very precise crafted piece of wood again. There are also versions that are covered with metal or precious metal sheet.

The Rencong is worn on the left side of the body, by being inserted between the body and belt. It is used by ethnic groups in Sumatra and is still in the martial art Silat in use.