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1938.35.332

Gun flint. Made of dark grey-brown stone with semi-translucent patches. It is in the shape of an irregular trapezium with bevelled edges on each side. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]

1938.35.332

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gun flint. Made of dark grey-brown stone with semi-translucent patches. It is in the shape of an irregular trapezium with bevelled edges on each side. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 20 mm, Depth: max 11 mm, Length: max 23 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.332 Other numbers: 1016
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, Firearm Accessory, Gun-flint

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