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Examples of Civil War Era Instruments with Typical Prices

By Dr. Michael Echols

Instruments typically found in or associated with "Civil War era" surgical sets

Prices below are 'median prices' derived from sales catalogs, eBay, auctions, and private sales.  Prices can vary up or down greatly due to desirable or undesirable maker names.  Some maker names are more valuable than others due to rarity or when made.  The prices are 'averages' and do not apply to post-Civil War instruments, which would be less valuable.  Pre-Civil War instrument values vary greatly due to collector interest or lack of interest.  Not all makers are desirable.

  • Excellent (exc.) means no rust, no cracked handles, no problems.

  • Good means about average, but serviceable

  • Add 20% for real ivory handles, not bone

  • 'Marked' means maker name on instrument

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Prices updated as of 2007

Amputation knife:  large, unplated, composite handle with cross hatching: exc. $90-150; good $70
Artery forceps: unplated olive tip forceps for holding and tying off arteries: exc. $45; good $25
Amputation catlin: large, double sided blade, composite handle with cross hatching: exc. $80-110; good $70
Blade director: to direct knife blade: exc. $20; good $10
Bistoury knives: unplated curve blade with blunt tip or curved blade and sharp point: exc. $55; good $25, for ivory add 20%
Bone hammer and chisel: hammer: exc. $75; chisel $45
Bullet forceps: long shank, serrated tips, marked: exc. $150-200; good $100
Chain saw: both handles, unmarked, no rust on chain: exc. $250; good $100
End cutting bone forceps: marked: exc. $180; good $75
Gemrig bow saw: amputation saw for large military set, marked: exc. $200-350; good $100
Gnawing bone forceps: round tip, marked: exc. $125-150; good $60
Hernstein amputation saw: military, marked: exc. $250-350; good $150
Hey saw: skull trepanning saw, marked: exc. $95-180; good $50
Metacarpal saw:  for small bones, marked, gutta percha cross hatched handle: exc. $120; good $55
Muscle retractor: unmarked: exc. $35; good $15
Scalpel: small, marked: plain wood handle,$25; crosshatched: $55; trepanning $55; ivory: $65 mvc-093s.jpg (15920 bytes)
Sequestrum forceps: for bone fragments, holding tissue, shallow bullets; short shanked, marked: exc. $65; good $30 mvc-109s.jpg (19217 bytes)
Tenaculum: for artery traction during suturing, marked, gutta percha cross hatched handle: exc. $70; good $35
Tissue forceps: to clamp off artery or holding tissue, unplated, unmarked: exc. $40-60; good $20
Tourniquet: Petit's brass screw frame, fabric strap, marked: exc. $350; good $210
Tourniquet strap: belt type for field use : exc. $100; good $50
Trepanning bone brush: to remove bone dust from trephine, unmarked: exc. $55; good $10
Trepanning bone file: for smoothing edge and elevating tissues of skull, marked: exc. $55; good $25
Trepanning trephine: for boring hole in skull, unmarked: exc. $150; good $70
Trocar: for draining fluids, unmarked: small: exc. $55; large: exc. $55; good $20
Urinary staves or sounds: urethral dilators, common to military sets, unplated: exc. $20 each

 

 
     
 

 

 

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 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

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