Gold coloured metal pair of curved trocars and cannulae with case. Trocars (sharped edged instruments) would be passed through the cannulae (hollow tu

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Gold coloured metal pair of curved trocars and cannulae with case. Trocars (sharped edged instruments) would be passed through the cannulae (hollow tubes) for insertion into blood vessels or cavities within the body, allowing fluid or gas build ups to be drained. This set is English dates from around 1860.

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