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Bullet forceps and extractors, of various types and sizes were in use during the Civil War. Traditional forceps (pictured at left) worked fine for removing round balls, but not very well for removing conical projectiles. The improved version (pictured right), manufactured by Jacob H. Gemrig, featured a cup shaped side with two curved prongs and the other side with only one curved prong. When the forceps were closed, the single prong was received in the interval between the double prongs of the other side of the instrument. In his 1862 work, Operations of Minor Surgery, F. W. Sargent, M.D. wrote: "The instrument [Gemrig extractor] answers for the round as well as the conical ball, and possesses the great advantage of facility of application with firmness of grasp." http://perryadamsantiques.com/shop/rare-idd-civil-war-medical-book-carver-hospital-stewards-book/
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