Gunflints

Object/Artifact

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Historical Collection at the George Hail Free Library

Close-up of flints

Close-up of flints

Name/Title

Gunflints

Entry/Object ID

2025.05.20.05

Tags

Military

Description

Gunflints were mounted in gun locks of flintlock rifles to strike a spark when the trigger was pulled, igniting the black powder in the pan.

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gunflint

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

gunflints

Dimensions

Dimension Description

All three flints are roughly 1" by 1".

Height

1/8 in

Width

1 in

Length

1 in

Location

Location

Cabinet

Display Case 10

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

May 20, 2025

Web Links and URLs

How to Mount a Gunflint

Exhibition

Warren During the Revolutionary War

Create Date

May 20, 2025

Update Date

August 11, 2025