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Description: | Piece of worked flint from a flintlock gun mechanism. The flintlock was introduced in the middle of the 16th century but it wasn't until the reign of William III that the flintlock became the main regulation firearm for the British Army. The knapped flint was used within the musket mechanism to produce a spark and would last between 20-25 shots before it had to be replaced. The flint is roughly square shaped in plan, with four edges showing working and in section is trapezoidal. The flint weighs 2.54g and measures 21.38mm in length, 17.98mm in width and 3.6mm in thickness.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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