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1938.35.367

Gun flint. Subtriangular piece of dark grey flint mounted in lead bracket. [BS [OPS move] 21/8/2017]

1938.35.367

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gun flint. Subtriangular piece of dark grey flint mounted in lead bracket. [BS [OPS move] 21/8/2017]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date
Date collected
1910
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Material Lead Metal
Dimensions
Height: max 15 mm box, Diameter: max 39 mm box
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.367 Other numbers: 1050
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]

I suspect that this flint was collected during the 1909 - 1912 excavations beneath the Radcliffe Camera and Radcliffe Square. [MN 14/09/2010]

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

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