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Description: | A post-medieval gun-flint possibly from a flintlock musket. The flint is broadly rectangular in plan and a classic wedge shape. The ventral surface is smooth and relatively flat; the strike comes in at an angle; the bulb of percussion is absent. The dorsal face is bevelled on all sides, more shallowly towards the distal end. There is some retouching to the distal end. The flint is a dark grey in colour.Notes: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. A gun-flint workshop is known from Over Wallop, Hampshire (Bond 2004, 163-164).The curved back indicates an early date probably c. 1650s - c. 1775 (Dr Hugo Lamdin-Whymark pers. comm. 26 April 2012 - HAMP-A1B4F6). Late wedge gun-flints (c. 1775 - c. 1809) are typically rectangular in plan and resemble the platform type of gun flint that first appears c. 1775. Cf HAMP-A1B4F6.
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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