Antique Civil War Fleam Joseph Rodgers & Sons (blood-letting tool) c.1800’s

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ANTIQUE FLEAM (?) BLOOD LETTING BRASS 3 BLADE MEDICAL TOOL WHICH IS A BLOOD LETTING TOOL THAT WAS USED BY DOCTORS, AS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN WOULD CARRY THIS IN HIS BAG OR POCKET WHICH WERE WELL KNOWN IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA WHICH WOULD BE USED TO CUT AN ARTERY OR VEIN WHICH TOOL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY  3 1/4" LONG WHEN CLOSED BY 1" WHICH HAS 3 BLADES, HAVE NO CASE FOR THIS, WHICH HAS ITS ORIGINAL PATINA AS WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED  TO CLEAN IT, AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT DISPLAY PIECE BY A PHYSICIAN OR COLLECTOR.