Byrne’s Tonsil Forceps is a slender instrument of about 8 inches in length and curved on the flat.  The distal end is comprised of jaws armed with sharp, interlocking teeth, seven on one side and six on the other.  The instrument is intended not only to firmly grasp the tonsil but to facilitate the placing of the wire loop of a snare about its base and for the latter purpose was useful in gynecology as well.