Surgical knife

Made:
1880-1910
Surgical knife, steel scyth-shaped knife with saw-edged blade

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Surgical knife, steel scyth-shaped knife with saw-edged blade
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Surgical knife, steel scyth-shaped knife with saw-edged blade, set into wooden handle with projecting grip at end, African, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A140074
Materials:
steel and handle, wood
type:
surgical knife
credit:
Glendining