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GUNFLINT

Unique ID: HAMP-4C3193

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post-medieval/modern platform gunflint possibly from a flintlock musket, or pocket pistol, given its small size. The flint is rectangular in plan. The upper and lower surfaces are flat; the bulb is not present. The ?dorsal face is bevelled on all sides, very steeply at the proximal end. There is some retouching to the distal end. The flint is mid- to light-grey in colour.

Notes:

The flintlock was introduced in the middle of the 16th century but it was not until the reign of William III that the flintlock became the main regulation firearm for the British Army. The production technique suggests a date between the late 18th century and mid 19th century. Thanks are extended to Dr Hugo Lamdin-Whymark for his comments on this flint (pers. comm. 26 April 2012). The knapped flint was used within the musket mechanism to produce a spark and would last between 20-25 shots before it had to be replaced. A gun-flint workshop is known from Over Wallop, Hampshire (Bond 2004, 163-164).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1775
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.6 mm
Width: 17.4 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 3.14 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003 - Friday 31st December 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E2967

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Headbourne Worthy (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4931
Four figure Latitude: 51.07624
Four figure longitude: -1.301939
1:25K map: SU4931
1:10K map: SU43SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bond, C.	2005	PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics	London	The Portable Antiquities Scheme	163-164

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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