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Description: | A post-medieval gun-flint from a flintlock musket. The flint is broadly rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape in section. Retouch is visible around all sides. One of the long edges is worked from both sides, thus giving it an outward V-shaped profile. No cortex survives, and no striking platform is present. The flint is dark brown/charcoal in colour.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, ' Clive Bond, 0. PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics : PAS, pp163-164'.
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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