Swords: Ralti (Wylie ral gri) རལ་གྲི Mid 19th century

One pair of swords, 805 mm, with brass handles. Very unusually they both have scabbards, made of wood, bound with animal hide and tipped with iron. One pair swords.

The material is owned by Meme Dorje Phuntsog and has been handed down from father to son through several generations of head Buchen. All the materials in the archive are kept within the prayer room of the house. This was not seen: materials were brought out into the living room to be surveyed and documented.