Hung explains that in earlier times the teeth consisted of two short sabers, with the hilts mounted in the bamboo mouth and the blades protruding outward like fangs. The person manning the back of the lion also wore a pair of stiletto-like weapons at his side.
洪來旺表示，早年是在獅嘴的竹篩裡插兩把短刀，露出刀刃充當獅牙；兩人一組在後舞弄獅尾的人，腰際也會攜帶一對「鐵尺」（一種短兵器）。