Musket flint

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Musket flint

Entry/Object ID

78

Description

Musket flint mounted on a piece of cardboard. Flint is tied on with string. Note on card says " The Flint Attached To This Card is one of the last made in the year 1843, when U.S. changed all flint lock guns to percussion and had no further use for flints." Flint is dark brown.

Acquisition

Accession

237

Source or Donor

Glymph, James

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1843 circa

Material

Paper, Mineral