2024-03-19T03:46:30+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results3120Somerset100CountyKnapped/flakedPOST MEDIEVAL1Chance find during metal detectingSOM2B3BA4.jpg10578From finder1102121PM9.6DistrictCertain4SOM104951900Restricted Accessx410477.29South Somerset108372019-02-12T11:55:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A complete knapped gun-flint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900.
The flint is broadly square in plan and is of the classic wedge shape in section. Short scaled semi-abrupt to abrupt retouch is present around three sides becoming longer in the centres of the left and right sides, the thin end of the wedge shape being left as struck. the large bulb of percussion survives, forming one angle of the wedge with the striking platform as the other. The flint is translucent dark grey with paler mottling.
28.9mm long, 23.7mm wide, 9.6mm thick and 7.29g in weight.
The flintlock was introduced in the middle of the 16th century and became the main regulation firearm for the British Army during the reign of William III. The knapped flint was used within the musket mechanism to produce a spark and could last between 20-25 shots before it had to be replaced.
A similar example has been recorded as WILT-0B6F58 which states that "there is no documentary evidence for when or where sparks from flint were first used to fire gunpowder, but flintlock guns were being used in France from about 1600. There is a written record of an order received by London gunsmiths in 1661 to provide 15,000 'flintstones cutt' for the garrisons in Tangier and Ireland. This gunflint may have been associated with the local activity during the Civil War, but they continued being used throughout the 19th century, especially during the Napoleonic Wars.
Laura Burnett28.910MistertonSOM-2B3E059395491SCC receipt 017899POST MEDIEVALGUNFLINTRestricted Accessfinds-9395491223.76SOM-2B3BA4Complete1600x41047images/elburnett/11045419PAS5C62B3BA00145442019-02-12T11:53:30ZCertainx41047436POST MEDIEVALFlint41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:08.313ZSomerset100CountyKnapped/flakedMODERN1Other chance find10578From a paper map1105671PM
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).
8.1DistrictCertain4SOM103701850Bishop's Lydeardx41047127715.66Taunton Deane108372012-06-20T09:46:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A post-medieval or modern gunflint from a flintlock musket. The flint is broadly rectangular in plan. The ventral surface is smooth and relatively flat; the bulb of percussion is absent. The dorsal face is bevelled on all sides, the bevel on the lower edge is more gradual than the others creating a sloping centre. There is some retouching or chipping to the upper edge and down the right edge on the ventral face and chipping along the lower edge. The flint is a dark grey colour with paler mottling. It is 23.1mm by 20.2mm by 8.1mm and weighs 5.66 grams.
Laura Burnett23.110-3.200088SOM-18DA425086421SCC reciept 20738MODERNGUNFLINTST1630finds-5086421420.26SOM-18D721Complete1550images/elburnett/1PAS4FE18D720012E942012-06-20T09:44:34ZCertainx4104744151.063168POST MEDIEVALFlint41427PM1Circa36POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:47.194ZSomerset100CountyKnapped/flaked1Metal detectorSOM-9FE8D4.JPG105782012From a paper map1102931PM
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).
4.9DistrictCertain4SOM104951850Restricted Accessx41047263522092.6South Somerset108372012-06-14T17:11:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A post-medieval or modern gunflint from a flintlock musket. The flint is broadly rectangular in plan. The ventral surface is smooth and relatively flat; the bulb of percussion is absent. The dorsal face is bevelled on all sides with a flat centre. There is some retouching or chipping to the upper edge on the ventral face. There is a notch to one side and an indent on the dorsal face, probably from being gripped. The flint is a mid- grey colour with paler mottling. It is 20.2mm by 17.2mm by 4.9mm and weighs 2.60 grams.
Laura Burnett20.210Hinton St GeorgeSOM-A009B15078111SCC reciept 22064GUNFLINTRestricted Accessfinds-5078111117.26SOM-9FE8D4Complete1550images/elburnett/1385411PAS4FD9FE8D0018D142012-06-14T16:09:01ZCertainx4104742012-05-01T23:00:00ZPOST MEDIEVALFlint41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:46.514Z