Record ID: SUR-E81437
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: YORYM-75C509
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: SWYOR-B606EC
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: BUC-E4A172
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: LEIC-FACAC4
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: LEIC-FD57CD
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: NLM-7D5E59
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: IOW-E79A62
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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
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Record ID: LON-157597
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: LON-156D29
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: NLM-DE71A2
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: 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: IOW-CCC83A
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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.

Record ID: SUR-4D3D38
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: 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
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: GAT-32AC74
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gunflint, which has been rolled in the sea.
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Record ID: IOW-08E589
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: 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, 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
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Record ID: OXON-333E69
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: NLM-A03839
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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: SWYOR-0DFD5A
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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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