CIVIL WAR ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC FIELD AMPUTATION COMBINATION BONE & TISSUE CUTTING KNIFE. HARDWOOD HANDLE with BRASS FASTENERS & HANGING NOTCH. Marked Blade Inscription: "Surgeon's Field Companion US 1861". MILITARY FIELD of OPERATIONS EMERGENCY LIFE-SAVING LIMB AMPUTATIONS RESULTING of BA TTLEFIELD INJURY during FIGHTING. 17 1/2 " Entire Length x 11-1/4 " Blade Length x 1-3/4 Handle Width.