Gunongs Righty & Lefty

[David]

So....someone really needs to do serious research on these little fellas and write a good book...
Don't know why i never noticed the reverse hilt orientation on these two old gunongs. I have serious doubts that the hilts were ever replaced, though the old 19th C mexican silver dollar used as a guard on the one with the wooden pommel might well be a replacement.
Sooooo....were these made for a right-handed and left-handed user respectfully. Anyone else have gunongs with differently oriented hilts. I only have these 2 for comparison.