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1942.3.2

Gun-flint or strike-a-light. [El.B 03/12/2007]

1942.3.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gun-flint or strike-a-light. [El.B 03/12/2007]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector H.J. Hambidge
PRM source H.J. Hambidge
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/1942
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.3.2
Research and responses

OED online: Steel: 8. As the name of various instruments made of steel. a. A piece of steel shaped for the purpose of striking fire with a flint. {dag}In a pistol or firelock, the piece of steel which is struck by the ‘cock’ carrying the flint. [AP 02/10/2006]

OED online: Gun flint: [Flint] 2. a. This stone, or a fragment of it, with reference to its property of giving off sparks when struck with iron or steel. flint and steel: an apparatus consisting of a piece of each of these substances used for procuring fire by the ignition of tinder, touchwood, etc. [AP 02/10/2006]

'Bert Hambidge was extremely keen on, and well informed about local geology, becoming expert on the superficial deposits of the neighbourhood' see E.A. Vincent ‘Geology and Mineralogy at Oxford 1860-1986 [1994] p81 [AP 02/02/2007]

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Fire, Gun-flint, Fire Accessory

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