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a different kind of Aesculap
I doubt anyone of you have ever seen an Aesculap like this..its a so called "amputation knife".
They used it to cut thru muscle and tendons tissue to expose the bone for a needed amputation with a bonesaw, its realy razor sharp, my thumb knows it is, LOL.
Darn it gave me a real WW2 injury, about half an inch long and 4 mm deep...LOL, just whiped the blade with a cloth....pressed a bit to hard!
It has a lovely engraved dedication on its grip on one side and on the other side the Aesculap logo.
Dedication: Aufrichtigen Dank 29.10.43 Ihr Ludi Schwenzer / Sincere thanks 29.10.43 your Ludi Schwenzer
Its a very long knife, as you can see its 35cm (13.8 inch), its a light weight one too, the grip is hollow, the blade is full stainless steel.
The blade enthousiastics will instantly see that the blade has all of the Original crossgrain still present! 
It comes from an elite Doctor's legacy, and most likely the knife is a gift from a junior doctor that he monitored/mentored.
Enjoy this strange third reich blade, i doubt you will ever come accross a second one.
Regards,
Ger
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11-12-2016 11:53 AM
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I have never seen one before, thank for posting
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Nice piece , is that Logo war-time ? I have a similarly marked medical item somewhere .
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CBH
Nice piece , is that Logo war-time ? I have a similarly marked medical item somewhere .
Chris all the Aesculap logo's look quite similar, the crown differs slightly along the years.
This particular one was filed in 1925.
I most have a complete list somewhere, but cant find the picture right now, i guess this one will do also.
Regards,
Ger
Last edited by gerrit; 11-15-2016 at 12:53 PM.
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harryamb2
a deadly looking thing.
Au contraire old boy. A possibly life saving "thing" actually.....
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
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