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Description: | A post-medieval/modern gun-flint from a flintlock musket. The flint is sub-square in plan. The bulbar end is the thickest point (c. 8.08mm). The ventral face slopes down gradually to the other end. The ventral sides are bevelled. There is some retouching to the distal end. The flint is mid- to dark-grey in colour. It measures 28.47mm wide and 29.56mm thick. It weighs 7.33g. The flintlock was introduced in the middle of the 16th century but it was not 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.
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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