Butcher's bone saw

identifier
ID 516
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 95.0037 L=66cm WD=15cm WT=1200gr
description

Bones of slaughtered animals are cut into pieces with a butcher's saw.

It has an elongated - often replaceable - saw blade (approx. 25-35 cm long) that is stretched in an arc-shaped frame with a straight handle or a pistol butt.

See also the two-handed meat cleaver. [MOT]