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Amputation Knife - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

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This item is an amputation knife that was used by surgeons during the Civil War. The item also bears the name of Schively, a manufacturer of surgical tools from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The knife also has an ebony wood handle.

Surgical Instruments

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13/06/1861 - 31/12/1865
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The U.S. National Archives
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