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Title:
Bullet probe, A C D Parsons, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1939-1945 (c)
Object name(s):
probe, bullet
Brief description:
Bullet probe, 1939-1945 (c). A type of blunt needle used to locate a bullet, piece of shrapnel or any other foreign objects imbedded under the skin. The needle eye in the end is for introducing a seaton, usually a piece of cloth thread or linen tape, to keep a blister open. From a medical kit used by A C D Parsons, Royal Army Medical Corps, during World War Two (1939-1945).
Collection:
National Army Museum
Associated concept:
Medical Equipment
Current location:
National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery
Object name:
probe, bullet
Object number:
NAM. 2003-09-32-15
Right type:
National Army Museum Copyright

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/03a99962-5787-3b17-8523-3f1705d0dc43

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/03a99962-5787-3b17-8523-3f1705d0dc43, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC

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