✅ SOLVED Bone Saw ?

[Indian Steve]

I picked this "bone saw" at a yard sale for $5. No marks that I can find. Is this a surgical bone saw or butchers bone saw? Any ideas on age or possible maker. Thanks!

 

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[Indian Steve]

I thought that I might keep it for emergencies but the BOSS says Ebay. Thanks to Everyone!

 

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[trdking]

Dang right! There is a house in Beverly, West Virginia at 770 Main Street (Hwy 250 South) which is next door to the old Beverly Bank (now Heritage Center) and no one really talks about because they are scared to do so. The house was used as a Hospital during the Civil War and many arms, hands, legs and feet that were amputated were buried in the yard of the home. It was and probably still is, one of the most haunted places in the United States. While we (myself, my wife and daughters) lived in the area (first in Dailey, then Elkins) from October 1984 to October 1994, the house was sold many times and on several occasions, the new owners had the home remodeled but keeping with it's historical look and architecture. However, each time the home sold, the new owners never stayed in the home a full night, then moved out because of the paranormal activities that occurred in and around the home day and night but mostly at night. There were a lot of soldiers who died and/or had appendages amputated in the Hospital as Beverly changed hands several times between Confederate and Union troops and the Battle of Rich Mountain occurred only a few miles West of the town of Beverly. The funny thing is, they have made the home into an Antique Mall but if customers knew how haunted the home is, I doubt they would shop there but if they do, they probably don't stay long. I wonder if the town had the arms, hands, legs and feet dug up and interred elsewhere in an attempt to quell some of the paranormal activity and I also wonder if they actually did so, if it worked!!??!!

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Careful MDing that site! I would love to spend the night in that place. With a couple of buddies of course. Too chicken to do it by myself. Think Barney Phife

Someone stated that the saw killed more soldiers than the bullets? The survival rate from an amputation was VERY low. The saw was not washed between the surgeons (Victims?) Patients.
Somewhere in my boxes I have a Civil War Surgeons book on Amputations during the CW from Musket ball injuries. It is fairly grisly but a most interesting perusal of photos

 

[A2coins]

I guarantee there are spirits. Any one else listen to coast to coast am or remember Art Bell I listen to that show and past shows almost every night Love it

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I guarantee there are spirits. Any one else listen to coast to coast am or remember Art Bell I listen to that show and past shows almost every night Love it

Art Bell passed away April 13, 2018

 

[Johnbrian]

Art Bell passed away April 13, 2018

Yep. Was a sad day. I really enjoyed his show back when I worked night shift as a security guard.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Again, just enough energy for one post tonight. Had to respond about this. It is absolutely NOT a medical/surgical saw... which MUST have a reinforcing "spine" along its upper edge to keep the blade rigid, preventing ANY bending/bowing during use. The object in Indian Steve's photos is a very common antique Butcher's saw-knife. See the ad for Disston butcher saw-knife at the Medical Collecting Fraud Alerts website, here:
ALEX PECK MEDICAL COLLECTING ALERTS, P. 1

Note in particular, the Medical Collecting Fraud website says some butcher saw-knives were marked "US" because they were government property, bought by the US Army Commissary Dept. for its butchers. (Marked to discourage theft for in-home use.)

Back when I was a relic-authenticator for Ebay, I had to kill at least one auction every month for those bogus "civil war surgeon's saws." They were almost as plentiful on Ebay as the bogus "civil war cavalry caltrops/horse-cripplers" (actually, 6-arms tumbler media from metalfinishing workshops) and bogus cannonballs (actually sports shot-put, gatepost-tops, and ore-crusher balls from the Mining-&-Stonemilling Industry).

Remember, folks, just because you see it advertised as a valuable historical relic on Ebay or Worthpoint or Antiques Navigator does NOT mean its identification is correct. The smart thing to do is what Indian Steve did... post it here in TreasureNet's "What-Is-It?" forum to get the correct ID.

 

[A2coins]

Yep. Was a sad day. I really enjoyed his show back when I worked night shift as a security guard.

Coast to coast am still on every night Im a member there are tons of old Art Bell shows to listen to Mels hole lol

 

[A2coins]

Art Bell passed away April 13, 2018

Coast to coast am still on every night Im a member there are tons of old Art Bell shows to listen to Mels hole lol

 

[Nitric]

Just read the whole thread....Wow!! That thing is back from the times when when were MEN!!! I hurt just seeing the pic!!!

 

[creskol]

Again, just enough energy for one post tonight. Had to respond about this. It is absolutely NOT a medical/surgical saw... which MUST have a reinforcing "spine" along its upper edge to keep the blade rigid, preventing ANY bending/bowing during use. The object in Indian Steve's photos is a very common antique Butcher's saw-knife. See the ad for Disston butcher saw-knife at the Medical Collecting Fraud Alerts website, here:
ALEX PECK MEDICAL COLLECTING ALERTS, P. 1

Note in particular, the Medical Collecting Fraud website says some butcher saw-knives were marked "US" because they were government property, bought by the US Army Commissary Dept. for its butchers. (Marked to discourage theft for in-home use.)

Back when I was a relic-authenticator for Ebay, I had to kill at least one auction every month for those bogus "civil war surgeon's saws." They were almost as plentiful on Ebay as the bogus "civil war cavalry caltrops/horse-cripplers" (actually, 6-arms tumbler media from metalfinishing workshops) and bogus cannonballs (actually sports shot-put, gatepost-tops, and ore-crusher balls from the Mining-&-Stonemilling Industry).

Remember, folks, just because you see it advertised as a valuable historical relic on Ebay or Worthpoint or Antiques Navigator does NOT mean its identification is correct. The smart thing to do is what Indian Steve did... post it here in TreasureNet's "What-Is-It?" forum to get the correct ID.

Good call Pete! 100% Correct as usual!
Hope you are getting along okay.

 

[rick67]

The price its worth just crashed.

 

[Johnbrian]

The price its worth just crashed.

It is still worth more than $5.00.