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1925.50.5.7

Gun-flint flake. [El.B 04/12/2007]

1925.50.5.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gun-flint flake. [El.B 04/12/2007]
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.50.5.7
Research and responses

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]

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

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