Boer War / WW1 Era British Hill 4 Haymarket (London) Battlefield Medical Officers Private Purchase Fixed Blade Emergency Trauma Operating Knife / Tool / Probe Instrument With Bone Saw Cutting Edge. Sn 23811 Other Blade

Boer War / WW1 Era British Hill 4 Haymarket (London) Battlefield Medical Officers Private Purchase Fixed Blade Emergency Trauma Operating Knife / Tool / Probe Instrument With Bone Saw Cutting Edge. Sn 23811 - 23811

Hill of 4 Haymarket was a well-known London cutlery business operating throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The mark on this "HILL 4 HAYMARKET", refers to their premises at 4 Haymarket, London SW, which served as both a retail outlet and business address. This is a Boer war / WW1 Era British Hill 4 Haymarket (London) Battlefield Medical Officers Private Purchase Emergency trauma Operating Knife / Tool / Probe Instrument With Saw Bone Cutting Edge. The instrument measures 9 ¼” overall. The fixed steel blade is 4 ¼” length, one side has a 3” cutting edge, the other side has a 2 ¾” fine bone saw cutting edge. The tip has a 1 ¼” spike/ probe. One side of the ricasso is signed by the maker ‘Hill 4 Hay Market ‘ the reverse has ‘Regd 3530’. The scales are undamaged finely chequered polished horn and the hilt has a copper shackle for wrist cord / lanyard. The instrument comes with its period open top leather scabbard with stitched rear seam and belt loop. All leather & stitching are clean & intact. The price for this interesting piece worthy of further research regarding the maker and Registered mark includes UK delivery. Sn 23811

£595.00