Accession#:
2003.379
Object Name:
Knife, Amputating
Description:
a— Amputating knife. Black plastic handle with long, heavy, thick blade. Thicker at top than sharper blade edge.
b— Case — Brown case with black velvet lining. Label inside, "Surgical Hunterian Laboratory Dr. Forrest — A.D. Rice."
Knife was actually used on the field during the war. Blade is stained with blood.
b— Case — Brown case with black velvet lining. Label inside, "Surgical Hunterian Laboratory Dr. Forrest — A.D. Rice."
Knife was actually used on the field during the war. Blade is stained with blood.
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amputating knife
amputating knife