Hi this sword I did get the 5 off march this year   the paper was openend in 1941 so the power gone for a long time
Nice to read this  Ian  that makes that the scabbard is the way it has to be
and not influenze off the dutch  
  
 
The scabbards for the peudeueng peusangan with a hulu meu apet are usually wood covered with leather. Some are adorned with silver banding . Scabbards for a peudeueng peusangan with a hulu tumpang beunteung and the peudeueng panjang are of wood and can be found both ornate and plain