Amputation knife, c. 1750

Made:: 1701-1800

Amputation knife, c. 1750
Science Museum Group
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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600693

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

Measurements:: length 375 mm
blade: length 215 mm
blade: width 30 mm

type:: amputation knives

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Amputation knife, c. 1750

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