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yankee Reb
12-04-2014, 11:25 AM
New Civil War Reproduction Capital Amputation / Medical Kit / The Case measures 18" Long x 6 1/2" Deep x 4" High / Made of Teak Wood and Lined with Green Felt (http://civilwartalk.com/#). Consists of a top compartment, lift out tray and bottom compartment. Included is a Brass Plate for engraving that fits on the top of the lid. Instruments are Steel and some have an Ebony Handle.

$ 1,000.00

(Milk Creek Mercantile is selling this kit for $ 1,350.00)

Shipping and Insurance (http://civilwartalk.com/#) is $45.00
Instruments included are:

Top Compartment:
Amputation/Capital Saw - 14” For cutting through larger bones during amputation procedure.
Small Amputation Saw – 11” For cutting through smaller bones.
Curved Scissors (Bandage Scissors (http://civilwartalk.com/#)) – 5 ½” For cutting tissue, also used for cutting bandage material.
Bone File (http://civilwartalk.com/#) – 6 ½” For removal of rough edges of bone after cutting by a saw. These rough spicules would hinder healing and caused infection.
Dissection Forceps – 4 ½” For grasping and holding tissue during operative procedures.
Director – 4 ½” To position scalpel blade.
Bullet Probe – 10”

Bottom Compartment:
Tourniquet, Brass Screw type
Tourniquet, Belt Buckle type
Trephine Brush/Bone Brush – 2 ¾” To brush debris away after a trephine or sawing procedure
Suture and Needles (light colored which would have been catgut)
Suture and Needles (dark colored which would have been silk)
Amputation Knife, Large – 14” For cutting or incising soft tissue during the amputation
Amputation Knife, Medium – 11” For cutting or incising soft tissue during the amputation
Catlin, Large – 12” Double-edge knife used in the amputation procedure
Catlin, Medium – 10” Double-edge knife used in the amputation procedure
Metacarpal Saw Knife Shaped Saw – 8 ½”

Removable Shelf:
Tenaculum – 6 ¾” For pulling out the arteries from the stump in order to tie them off. There are 3 different styles in the case
Scalpel, Straight – 6 ¼”
Scalpel, Straight – 5 ½”
Scalpel, Curved - 6 ½”
Scalpel, Curved – 6 3/8”
Foreign Body Probe – 11” – To locate foreign bodies in the wound
Bullet Extractors/Straight Forceps – 7” For removing lead (http://civilwartalk.com/#) projectiles. The inner part of the curved beaks are serrated.
Straight Scissors – 6”
Bone Forceps/Sequestrum Forceps – 5 ½” For removing loose pieces of bone that could cause infection 2918

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