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Description: | A late post-medieval to early modern gunflint from a flint lock rifle or musket dating to the 17th - 19th centuries. The gunflint is still in its lead case/holder. The gunflint is sub-square in plan and appears complete. The flint has been knapped around the edges in order to get the correct shape. The distal edge is thinner and the flint is triangular in section. All of the edges are relatively straight. The flint used is a dark brown to black colour. The lead case is still complete encasing about 40-50% of the flint. It seems to have been made from a long piece of lead, one side rounded, the other straight, with an oval perforation in the centre which was presumably part of the suspension mechanism.
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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