Hello Ariel,
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Apparently, the Sumatrans were not very impressed with the blade, because they favored tip-heavy ones, to amplify chopping function. These ones were ( apparently) used by the Royal guards.
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These peudeueng are not tip-heavy even when combined with typical Sumatran hilts. The metal basket hilts actually make these blades even more alive...
While these are generally described as status pieces of the nobility in the old colonial literature, there are also period pics which show more common people wearing these (soldiers, maybe retainers of lesser nobility).
Regards,
Kai