Circumcision knife with steel blade and crude wooden handle with silver mounts

Circumcision knife with steel blade and crude wooden handle

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Circumcision knife with steel blade and crude wooden handle
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Circumcision knife with steel blade and crude wooden handle with silver mounts, in case, c. 1690

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610546
Materials:
steel (metal), silver (metal), wood (unidentified), leather, braid and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall (knife): 20 mm x 172 mm,
overall (case): 22 mm x 34 mm x 195 mm,
type:
circumcision knife