Bistoury, double, steel

Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath

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Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath
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Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, one broken, 1750-1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232182
Materials:
steel (metal), tortoiseshell and incomplete
Measurements:
overall (closed): 6 mm x 18 mm x 95 mm,
overall (open): 169 mm
type:
bistoury caché
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)