Flint Gunflints

Object/Artifact

UNO Archaeological Research and Curation

Name/Title

Flint Gunflints

Description

Dark colored square flint gunflints. Possibly of English origin

Context

Quarters Area

Collection

Saint Rosalie Plantation

Cataloged By

Rainey Cantrelle

General Notes

Note

Gunflints were used inside gun locks so that when the trigger was pulled it would strike a spark which would ignite the black powder within the pan in less than a second. During the mid-17th to mid 19th centuries gunflints were used in muckets, rifles, and pistols. Soldiers with flintlock weapons would have been able to fire three or four times per minute. Source: https://stonetoolsmuseum.com/artefact/europe/gunflint/2867/

Created By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Create Date

December 5, 2024

Updated By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Update Date

December 5, 2024