Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

An Indonesian miniature sword (telogu), blade 10.5 in. with slight forward curve, wooden hilt carved as a lasara (mythical beast), scabbard mounted with a rago balatu (amulet) comprising a woven rattan ball surrounded by boar's teeth; together with an Afghan dagger (choora), T-section blade 9 in., two-stage hilt with bone grip scales, leather covered scabbard; and a Chinese copy of a Japanese army sword (shingunto). [3]