A modified fleam

[fernando]

The middle blade is practicaly intact. Go figure why the previous owner only modified two of them.
All three blades design should have the same shape, only with different dimensions, available for user's selection.
Their pointed design serves a technique to perforate the vain and not cut it, by means of a small wooden hammer blow.

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[Ken Maddock]

Hi all
The adaptation I was referring to was not on the pointed part of the blade but on the end of the arm where the square protrusion was created by filing/ grinding on either side of the arm of the tool,
I remember doing something similar to make something to retain a spring on a gun I was working on
Thanks for showing the mallet to complete the picture
A scarifier is another interesting blood letting tool I have been on the look out for but yet to be found
Regards
Ken

[fernando]

Apparently this not an adaptation but an original detail thought to enable pulling the blade out of its case. All three blades in the dscussed example should have had it.
... As may be seen in other examples out there, although with varied shape.


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