Amputation knife by Evans, c. 1800

Made:: 1783-1855 in London

Amputation knife by Evans, c. 1800
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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600689

Materials:: blade, steel and handle, wood, bois durci

Measurements:: length 320 mm
blade: length 190 mm
blade: width 25 mm

type:: amputation knives

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Amputation knife by Evans, c. 1800

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