Record ID: NMGW-1A4D35
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval gun flint, probably of 17th century date The flint is near-square, with a length of 20.7mm and a width of 19.1mm. The sides taper towards to the flat top platform (thickness 6.3mm). The gun flint is made on dark blue flint, which has patinated a little at the clipped edge. The flint weighs 3.7g.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B5B449
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval English gunflint. Made from a dark brown tertiary flint flake. The gunflint is broadly wedge-shaped in section and would have been square or rectangular in shape before the post-depositional damage. The gunflake has retouch around all extant edges, the retouch being hard and direct with a scaled appearance. One side of the ventral face has also been retouched. Post Medieval: 1650 to 1850 AD Dimensions: 26mm x 24.5mm x 6.3mm Weight: 5.5 g
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St.Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0736E4
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval/modern gunflint from a flintlock musket. The flint is broadly rectangular in plan. The ventral surface is smooth and relatively flat; the strikes come in at an angle; the bulb of percussion is absent. The dorsal face is bevelled on all sides. The flint has a white patina. 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 bef…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2012
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