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1918.25.167

Very large gun-flint ('cannon flint'). [El.B 07/12/2007]

1918.25.167

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Collection type
Object
Description
Very large gun-flint ('cannon flint'). [El.B 07/12/2007]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Beatrice Braithwaite Batty
Date / Period
Date made: 1904
Date collected
By 1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 06/1918, uncertain Donated: 07/1918, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 57 mm, Length: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1918.25.167
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, Gun-flint, Firearm Accessory

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