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Record ID: SUR-E81437
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
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A gunflint struck from a tertiary flake of dark grey flint which has short abrupt retouch all around to create a subrectangular flake. The proximal end retains a patch of cortext and has a curved back resembling a scraper. The side profile is triangular and the bulb of percussion is large and centrally placed suggesting working with an iron hammer. The size and shape suggest that the gunflint is of French origin.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: NLM-5C940C
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Opaque grey flint gunflint, as kindly identified by the finder. A sub-rectangular or cushion-shaped flint with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side followed by invasive angled retouch executed from the dorsal aspect, and with a rippled ventral surface with a positive hinge fracture at one edge. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1850 Length: 24.6mm, Width: 22.9mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 4.92gms
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-333E69
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
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A complete knapped gunflint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900. The gunflint is rectangular in plan and sub-trapezoidal in cross-section.  Like all gunflints, it is wedge-shaped, though this example is not as wide as most.  The blade appears to have undergone a small amount of semi-abrupt retouching on the dorsal side.  At the far end from the blade, sub-parallel lines may indicate where this gunflint was snapped off from a longer length of flint.  There is also some rippling on the distal face. The flint has a glossy su…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-75C509
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
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A complete knapped gun-flint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900. The gun-flint is formed from a tertiary flake of translucent mid-grey flint. It is rectangular in both shape and cross-section though the section is irregular and tapers from one end to the other. The object is 23.74mm long, 17.89mm wide, 5.82mm thick and weighs 3.81g. The flintlock was introduced in the late 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 c…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FACAC4
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
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A Post Medieval knapped flint gunflint dating to c .AD 1600 - 1900, made from dark grey flint.  it is rectangular in plan and in the form of a truncated square pyramid.  All four edges have short abrupt retouch. Length: 30.6 mm  Width:  25 mm  Thickness: 6.7 mm  Weight: 8.1 g
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B606EC
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
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A Post Medieval gunflint dating from about AD 1600 - 1900. It is rectangular in plan with three longitudinal factes on the dorsal face. The distal end is concave. All the edges have short,scaled, abrupt removals. Measurements are; length 29.4mm, width 22.7mm, thickness 7.0mm and weight 6.0g.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FD57CD
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
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A complete knapped gunflint for a flintlock musket. The gunflint is broadly rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape. Short scaled semi-abrupt retouch is present. No striking platform is present. It is dark brown in colour.  Length: 26.6 mm Width: 23.3 mm Thickness: 9.4 mm Weight: 7.1 g
Created on: Friday 6th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: BUC-E4A172
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
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A complete knapped gun-flint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900. The flint is retangular in shape, and trapezoid in cross section, and has been worked around the edges of the flint. The flint is a light grey brown colour, with white patches. It measures 32.3mm in length, 27.5mm in width, 7.8mm in thickness, and weighs 10.24g. The gunflint is similar to YORYM-5F5645, which explains that 'the flintlock was first used from the mid 16th century and became part of the main regulation firearm for the British army during the reign of William III. The knapped …
Created on: Friday 10th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0DE581
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
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A gunflint dating from the Post Medieval period, about 1650-1850. Knapped from a translucent dark brown flint, the object is rectangular in plan with a trapezoidal section, forming the characteristic truncated pyramid shape; although this example has breaks on two of its edges. There is a semi-circular notch one third of the way along the leading edge. Its size suggests it was used in a flintlock musket, having a length of 25.07mm, a width of 22.79mm and a thickness of 6.97mm. It weighs 5.47g.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0DFD5A
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
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A gunflint dating from the Post Medieval period, about 1650-1850. Knapped from a translucent dark brown flint, the object is rectangular in plan with a trapezoidal section, forming the characteristic truncated pyramid shape. There is a semi-circular notch one third of the way along the leading edge. Its size suggests it was used in a flintlock pistol, having a length of 21.10mm, a width of 14.70mm and a thickness of 5.23mm. It weighs 2.26g.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2023
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Record ID: IOW-E79A62
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
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A Post Medieval knapped flint gunflint, AD 1600-1900. It is formed on dark grey flint and is a transverse piece of a blade. It is rectangular in plan, and in the form of a truncated square pyramid. All four edges have short, abrupt, scaled retouch.
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-7D5E59
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Lead and flint gunflint. Musket flint inset in a strip of lead. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1850 Height: 21.4mm, Width: 22mm, Thickness: 10.2mm, Weight: 11.82gms
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-156D29
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
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A Post Medieval gunflint from a flint lock rifle, dating AD 1700-1850. The flint has been worked to form a trapezoidal shape in plan. Dimensions: length: 30.03mm; width: 29.45mm; thickness: 9.02mm; weight: 9.68g. Similar gunflints have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database please see SWYOR-F14C43; WAW-DACD06; LON-25AD24 and LON-665A41.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th June 2023
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Record ID: LON-157597
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
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An incomplete Post Medieval gunflint from a flint lock rifle, dating AD 1700-1850. The flint has been worked to form a trapezoidal shape in plan with 3 faces where blades have been removed on the top. One side is rough and irregularly cut, tapering to a narrower evenly worked side which is now damaged missing part of the edge. Dimensions: length: 34.35mm; width: 30.88mm; thickness: 10.31mm; weight: 16.27g. Similar gunflints have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database please see SWYOR-F14C43; WAW-DACD06; LON-25AD24 and LON-665A41.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-910AC2
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
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A rectangular gun flint made from dark grey flint. The gun flint is wedge-shaped in profile.
Created on: Thursday 10th September 2009
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-00C387
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
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A poorly formed gun flint made from a speckled grey flint. The flint is pentagonal.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-9A2D28
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
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A rectangular gunflint measuring 21mm by 16mm, knapped from grey flint, with a triangular side profile and flat underside. Circa 17th - 19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-45CC35
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
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An incomplete struck gunflint dating to the post-medieval period. The gunflint is rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in section with broad flakes removed from the dorsal side and with short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect trimming its edges. The thin end of the gunflint has extensive post-deposition damage. Flintlock guns were in use in France by c. AD 1600 and it is likely that this example dates from c. AD 1650 - 1850.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-EC04E0
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
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A complete Post-Medieval knapped chert, gun-flint c. 1600 - 1850 AD. The flint is close to a perfect square, typically flat to the ventral side with the topmost dorsal side knapped into a wedge form with numerous flake scars. Viewed from the side, it forms an irregular polygon. The material is a grey chert with irregular small white angular inclusions. It measures 20.2mm x 19.32mm and 0.9mm deep, weighing 4.2gm.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-B4D635
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
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A complete knapped gun-flint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900. The gunflint is broadly rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape being trapezoidal in cross section. Short scaled semi-abrupt around one side and extends halfway along the adjoining edges.  One corner has longer removal along it likely to obliterate the the bulb of percussion, similarly no striking platform is present. The flint is a very dark brown grey with very occasional light grey inclusions. The flint is 22.0mm long, 17.0mm wide, 5.0mm thick and weighs 2.99 gram…
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-5391AA
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
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A complete knapped gun-flint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900. The gunflint is broadly rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape being trapezoidal in cross section. Short scaled semi-abrupt around one side and extends halfway along the adjoining edges. No striking platform is present although faint ripples on the reverse indicate it was struck at 90 degrees to the long wedge shaped surface. The flint is a very dark brown grey with very occasional light grey inclusions. The flint is 22.2mm long, 19.0mm wide, 5.0mm thick and weighs 3.31 …
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: IOW-CCC83A
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
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A complete Post Medieval gunflint, c.AD 1600-1900. This gunflint is made from dark grey flint. It is rectangular in plan and a truncated square pyramid in section. All four edges have short, abrupt, scaled retouch. This would have been used in a flintlock mechanism firearm such as a musket or pistol.
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-DE71A2
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Pale buff flint gunflint. A rectangular flake with three broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and  with a slightly bulbar ventral surface. Battering of two opposed sides suggests two episodes of use with a flintlock musket. The object may have been designed to be one inch square. The flintlock was under introduction, particularly for use by specialised troops such as the guards of artillery trains, during the English Civil War. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1850 Length: 29.9mm, Width: 28.4mm, Thickness: 8.7mm, Weight: 9.23gms
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-4D3D38
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A gunflint struck from a tertiary flake of grey flint with inclusions which has been retouched with short abrupt scale retouch all around to create a squareish flake. Working on the proximal end has removed any evidence for a striking platform and has created a curved back resembling a scraper. The side profile is triangular and the bulb of percussion is large and centrally placed suggesting working with an iron hammer. The size and shape suggest that the gunflint is of French origin.
Created on: Friday 5th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-AB4EB9
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A square gunflint measuring 19.6mm by 19.8mm, knapped from dark grey flint, with a trapezoidal side profile and flat underside. The front edge has damage from use. Circa 17th - 19th century.
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2023
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Record ID: IOW-08E589
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
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A flint Post Medieval gunflint dating from AD 1600 - 1900. It is formed on dark grey flint and is a transverse piece of a blade. It is rectangular in plan, with a slope to one end (possibly from a mistake during knapping), and in the form of a truncated square pyramid. All four edges have short, abrupt, scaled retouch.
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: GAT-32AC74
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A gunflint, which has been rolled in the sea.
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanddaniel Fab', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-A03839
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
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Light brown flint gunflint. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Length: 20.3mm, Width: 17.5mm, Thickness: 6.8mm, Weight: 3.06gms
Created on: Friday 2nd December 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: IOW-6D9FFE
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A flint Post Medieval gunflint dating from AD 1600 - 1900. It is formed on dark grey flint and is a transverse piece of a blade. It is rectangular in plan, and in the form of a truncated square pyramid. All four edges have short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It is 16mm long, 19mm wide and 6mm thick. It weighs 2.52g.
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2022
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LEIC-2F9A06
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
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A complete knapped gun-flint from a flintlock musket of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1900. The gunflint is broadly rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape. Short scaled semi-abrupt retouch is present. No striking platform is present. The flint is dark grey mottled through to light grey in colour. Length: 22.9 mm Width: 23.2 mm Thickness: 8.4 mm Weight: 4.8 g 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 muske…
Created on: Monday 4th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Luffenham', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SWYOR-3C9BF6
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
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A flint Post Medieval gunflint dating from AD 1600 - 1900. It is formed on dark grey flint and is a transverse piece of a blade. It is rectangular in plan, and in the form of a truncated square pyramid. All four edges have short, abrupt, scaled retouch. It i s 21mm long, 23.6mm wide and 4.7mm thick. 3.91g. It would have been used in a flintlock mechanism firearm such as a musket or pistol.
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-5A5DF1
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
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A complete post medieval gunflint and lead pad dating c. AD 1600-1900. The flint is is rectangular in plan and is of the classic wedge shape in section. The exposed section of the flint has been worked creating three visible long sloping faces and a flat upper surface on the upper dorsal side. The ventral front edge has been worked with short, scaled semi-abrupt retouch. The flint is a black to translucent brown colour. The body of the flint is wrapped in a piece of folded lead, or "flint pad", intended to hold it in place within the jaws of a cock or hammer on a flintlock firear…
Created on: Thursday 30th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
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Record ID: SUR-F8CE94
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
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A gun-flint wrapped in a piece of folded lead, or "flint pad", intended to hold it in place within the jaws of a cock or hammer on a flintlock firearm. The flint is rectangular with a trapezoidal cross section and is dark brown in colour. The lead is rectangular, with the lower portion being longer than the upper to expose the front edge of the flint to strike. There appears to be a partial impression from the lock clamp on the upper surface of the lead.
Created on: Friday 20th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 20th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-D16A4D
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
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D-shaped gunflint, of unusual knapping strategy, the ventral face is struck at 45 degrees to the straightened edges, the bulb of percussion (now removed) oriented at the right top edge when viewed from the ventral face with the thick edge at the top. The dorsal face has the bulb of percussion oriented towards the back edge, centrally placed, this is now obscured by invasive hard hammer struck flake scars, thinning the thickness of the back of the gunflint, or "heel". The rear and the lateral edges are steeply retouched, the thin edge is trimmed to size by fine semi-invasive flakes, th…
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th April 2021
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Record ID: NLM-177AC0
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Black East Coast flint gunflint. Knapped sub-rectangular flake with scars from heavy percussive damage at one end. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1700-1850. Length: 23.3mm, Width: 20.1mm, Thickness: 5.8mm, Weight: 4.15gms.
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 18th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Risby', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-16F783
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Semi-Translucent Black East Coast Flint with cortex, gunflint. Knapped flint of triangular section bearing percussion scars on two edges. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1700-1850. Length: 19.4mm, Width: 16.7mm, Thickness: 8.9mm, Weight: 3.17gms.
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 18th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Halton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-71A643
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Dark grey flint gunflint. The finder kindly cites WAW-DAC006 as a parallel. Knapped rectangular plano-convex flint with bevelled edges on its convex side, and with impact scars from use at both its ends. For earlier periods this would be used with a firelock musket or wheel lock pistol, for which ignition of the propellant charge was by sparks from a struck flint gripped in the jaws of a holder, rather than the slow match or impregnated cord which was used with most larger weapons such as muskets and hand guns until the later 17th century. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1850. …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: HESH-CF2F53
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
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A small rectangular gun flint of post medieval - modern date (1700-1850 AD). The flint is sub-square in plan , being trapezoidal in profile and section. The flint is a light mottled grey colour. The dorsal face has been knapped / worked on all four sides; this work consists of creating sloping edges to give it a trapezoidal side view. The ventral face retains the waves emanating outwards from the point of impact, but the bulb of percussion has been removed. The flint is unabraded suggesting it hasn't been used. The mottled grey nature of the flint suggests that it was produced locally…
Created on: Monday 1st March 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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Record ID: NMS-09BE2D
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
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Reject blade from the production of gunflints, an elongated, iron hammer struck blade of unpatinated black flint with a light grey inclusion extending from the middle of the blade and running off the edge towards the distal end. Platform is flat and untrimmed, and bares no iron mark from the hammer, the distal end is trapezoidal sectioned, these dorsal ridges join at the centre of the blade to form a triangular section from this point to the distal end, a "single backed" blade (Skertchly, Sydney B. J. 1879, page 30, fig.17). This piece is rather thin for splitting into individual gunf…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-0AF1F7
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Reject blade from the production of gunflints, an elongated, tertiary iron hammer struck blade of unpatinated matt black with lighter grey streaks, the platform is partially crushed though both sides of the hertzian cone survive and are standing proud, no iron mark is noted from the hammer. The blade has four previous flake scars to the dorsal face and is rather broad for further processing into individual gunflints, and it is also of the wrong section, leading to its rejection. No mortar is noted on the surface although it was found in association with NMS-09BE2D that clearly had bee…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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