traditional aceh weapon

Rencong is used by the fighters of Aceh in the fight against foreign colonization first, not only fighters who wear rencong but also kings and nobles in Aceh.
Rencong tucked at the front of the waist as the meaning of ready to fight until the final blood. Unlike the keris used in Javanese custom, the keris is tucked at the backside and seems to be hidden. Now rencong is no longer commonly used by Acehnese aristocrats or regional heads in Aceh, it's just that rencong is used as a symbol of Acehnese custom and Aceh culture on the traditional wedding ceremony used by the groom or to be souvenirs in handicraft shops.

Rencong in addition to the symbol of the greatness of the nobility, is a symbol of courage of the fighters and the people of Aceh in the struggle. The existence of rencong as a symbol of courage and heroism of the Acehnese society shows that almost every Acehnese fighter, equip him with rencong as a means of self-defense. But now, after no longer commonly used as a means of self-defense.