Amputation knife, c. 1800
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Amputation knife, c. 1800
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A600695
- Materials:
- blade, steel and handle, wood, bois durci
- Measurements:
-
length 345 mm
blade: length 195 mm
blade: width 24 mm
blade top: depth 4 mm
- type:
- amputation knives
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