CIVIL WAR SURGICAL SET. WONDERFUL SET FOR FIELD SURGERY MADE BY H. G. KERN. ALL 3 LARGE KNIVES, AND TENACULUM MARKED "H. G. KERN". CONDITION OF ALL INSTRUMENTS IS EXCELLENT+. CHECKERED EBONY HANDLES ARE EXCELLENT+ AS WELL, FREE FROM ANY DAMAGE. TOP TEAR HOLDS 3 LARGE KNIVES, ALONG WITH TENACULUM, MISSING SMALLEST KNIFE, AND ARTERY FORCEPS. BOTTOM TEAR HOLDS LARGE AMPUTATION SAW, METACARPAL SAW, AND TOURNIQUET WITH BRASS SCREW FRAME AND FABRIC STRAP. MISSING BONE FORECEPS. IVORY-BOTTON COMPARMENT WOULD HAVE HELD GAUZE/BANDAGE. THE BOX ITSELF IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION THROUGHOUT. INTERIOR IS A DEEP-RED VELVET LINING. OUTSIDE WITH BRASS CORNERS, AND INLAID LID BRASS LABEL INTENDED FOR INSCRIPTION. TRIVAL SCUFFING TO OUTSIDE. NO KEY. A TOP-NOTCH SET, AND A WONDERFUL PROJECT TO FIND THE 3 MISSING INSTRUMENTS TO TURN THIS SET INTO A $4,000.00-$5,000.00 COMPLETE SET.
