Bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

Made:: 1867-1900 in Paris

maker:: Collin et Compagnie

Bistoury, straight, pointed, in tortoiseshell sheath
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Bistoury, straight, pointed, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Collin and Co. of Paris, 1860-1900

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A618419

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Measurements:: open: length 137 mm
closed: length 85 mm
width 8 mm
height 6 mm

type:: bistoury

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Bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

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