Wow, you've been quite busy, Thomas!
This is an Atjeh peudeueng with oelee meu apet (or in modern rendering pedang with hulu meu apet from, most likely, Aceh). If you follow Albert's classification, it the classical type 1.
The leather pad looks good to me from the pics. As with any part subject to wear it may be a replacement as expected, possibly during its working life.
Enjoy this piece!
Regards,
Kai
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