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GUNFLINT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-118FE7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval knapped gun flint from a flintlock musket or pistol dating AD 1650-1850. It is circular in plan and is wedge-shaped in cross-section. The bulb of percussion emanates from the thicker proximal end. There is working on all edges, the flint is a dark grey colour and no cortex survives.
Dimensions: Length: 24mm; Width: 25mm; Thickness: 8mm; Weight: 4.97g.
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 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 (Bond 2004, 163-164).
Reference: Bond, C. (2004) PAS Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics: PAS, pp163-164.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 4.97 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd September 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Southwark (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Riverside (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3479
Four figure Latitude: 51.49407113
Four figure longitude: -0.07113608
1:25K map: TQ3479
1:10K map: TQ37NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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