Weapons - Tonfa  (continued)
These were personal weapons of Grandmaster Wing Lam. Known as Ox Horn Double Crutches, they are longer and thicker than tonfa. Palope Wood is a very dense wood. Each crutch body is 25.75 inches, the handle area is 3.75 inches and to the end of head is 5 inches. The dagger part is 8.25 inches long and 2 inches wide. The overall length of the handle and dagger is 13.25 inches. The diameter at thickest part of body is 2 inches. Both crutches together weigh 6.20 lbs. The handle area is attached to the body by mortise and tenon joint method then pinned. Here's a link to a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCgxbvj1IW4

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