19th Century Surgical Kit of War Surgeon (9 pics)

Read up on some of the stories of surgeons performing amputations with these things. They'll turn your stomach. These were used long before anesthetics.

The risk of infection should be very high. :15:

War is hell and they did what they thought they had to do to survive, grant it, it wasn't always the right or best thing. :67:

So glad times have changed.

ouch