Knife consisting of metal blade inset into wooden sheath-like handle said to be surgical

Made:
1880-1920 in Europe
Knife consisting of metal blade inset into wooden sheath-like

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Knife consisting of metal blade inset into wooden sheath-like
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Knife consisting of metal blade inset into wooden sheath-like handle said to be surgical, inscribed Bourdillon, from Algeria, probably imported from Europe, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652550
Materials:
steel, brass and wood
type:
knife