Gun flint. It is a grey stone, that is in the shape of an irregular polygon. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gun flint. It is a grey stone, that is in the shape of an irregular polygon. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Long description: Gun flint. It is a grey stone, that is in the shape of an irregular polygon. On one side there is a flat square surface, and on the other it is is raised at one end, with one face sloping down to a sharpened edge. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Tasmania Hobart
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 29 mm, Length: max 33 mm, Depth: max 9 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.254 Other numbers: 936
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]

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