Please post a picture of the mills tonfa were supposedly used to turn
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An article which studies the The History of Grinding Implements for the Domestic Use in Japan has several images which show tonfa style parts. One style in particular can be traced to both Rome and China:
Fig. 5 (b)γRotary quern of Rome and China of Han Dynasty.
A hammer-shaped pestle from the same article:
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