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Category: Pre 19th Century Instruments Saw
Estimated Date: 1780
Name: Amputation Saw, Ivory Handle

Description: Steel fine toothed saw with 5.5×2” blade. Folds into an ivory handle 4“x0.75“that is curved ending in two sections like a fish tail with the lower tail groove to receive the blade. . See more saws here.

Reference 1: 286

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Amputation Saw, Ivory Handle