Boer War POW Carved Letter Opener.

Boer War POW Carved Letter Opener.

An unusual item, made from polished horn in the form of a butter knife
Carved Ceylon 1902.

Retains a good colour.

Length 13.5 cm

Over 5,000 Boer prisoners of war from the Second Anglo-Boer War were held across several camps in Ceylon, between August 1900 and June 1902