BOSTON (AP) -- A collection of amputation tools used in the Revolutionary War has fetched more than $100,000 at auction. The amputation kits were owned by Dr. John Warren, a Continental Army surgeon ...

For a quick break from the marvels of modern medicine, look no further than the gruesome tools used to hack people apart during the eighteenth century. Up for auction this week are two amputation kits ...

Tools in Warren's Revolutionary War-era amputation kit were recently auctioned for $104,000. These were commonly used to remove limbs that had been devastated by injury or infection.

Tools in Warren's Revolutionary War-era amputation kit were recently auctioned for $104,000. These were commonly used to remove limbs that had been devastated by injury or infection.