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1938.35.405

Piece of flint, roughly flaked, one straight edge. [MJD (Verve) 23/8/2017]

1938.35.405

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Collection type
Object
Description
Piece of flint, roughly flaked, one straight edge. [MJD (Verve) 23/8/2017]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector W. Evetts
Field collector William Evetts
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date
Date collected
By 1903
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone
Dimensions
Length: max 68 mm, Height: max 11 mm, Width: max 43 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.405 Other numbers: 1088
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: Tool, Geology, Firearm Weapon, Firearm Accessory, Gun-flint

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