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While many people today refer to a 'scalpel' as a doctors knife, historically Doctor Knife is a small pocket knife with rather slender, 3-4" long blade. Doctors usually carried the, especially in 18-19th centuries and beginning of 20th.

Several makers today still make them, e.g. Case.

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