Auger knife

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Auger knife

Entry/Object ID

1982.017.001

Description

-attached label: "Auger Knife Used in Riots in New Orleans After Civil War 1865. Found N.O. LA" -detached label calls it "Kidney Remover" -old no. S-8 -crude wood auger-style handle

Collection

Weapons Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Metal, Wood