Gun Flints

[ghost recon]

Mostly English and French made, found in Va. and Wv. There are a few made from materials local to where they were found. Hard to say if those were made by early settlers or natives. Feel free to post yours.

[Blunt tip]

Wow, they are much larger than I thought. Very interesting...Thanks for posting.

[cgode]

Hey!.....I've got one of those!
I'm working today so I can't put up a pic until tomorrow at the earliest.

[eddies]

what is a gun flint??????????

[ghost recon]

Originally Posted by Blunt tip

Wow, they are much larger than I thought. Very interesting...Thanks for posting.

They seem to come in two sizes, the smaller ones in the center were for flintlock pistols, the larger ones were used for firing rifles. Thanks.

[ghost recon]

Originally Posted by eddies

what is a gun flint??????????

Gun flints were used in the 1800's with flintlock rifles and pistols. A steel firing pin / hammer would strike the flint producing a spark to ignite the powder and fire a round. Most of the gun flints in the U.S. were imported from England and France, but later the native americans and settlers adapted and made their own from local flint and chert sources. The dark black or grey colored flints are from England, and the amber or honey colored flints are from France.

Here's a page I found at link.

Gun Flints

[bls2036]

Thats to cool, some friends of mine have gun flints in their collections.

[Scotto]

I've got a classic form gun flint, didn't know what it was when I picked it up in an Indian camp. If I can find the thing I'll post a pic of it.
Nice pics y'all.

[eddies]

thanks ghost,i just found a honey colored one this week,in the north part of ohio.

[highsierra]

Never found one. Not too many flinters out this way.