William Beatty's Amputation Knife William Beatty was a naval surgeon aboard the HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. This amputation knife is part of his <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/id/54">surgical kit</a> that is held within the College's museum collection. Note the slight curve of the blade of this amputation knife, a popular style during the late 1700s and early 1800s. Curved blades would be replaced by straighter blades in the mid-1800s to ensure more accurate incisions. <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1014">Laundy; 1783-1843; surgical instrument makers</a> c. 1800? <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/id/54">Surgical instruments of William Beatty</a> 2019/6