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flint
Flint is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fires.
It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white or brown in colour, and often has a glassy or waxy appearance. A thin layer on the outside of the nodules is usually different in colour, typically white and rough in texture. The nodules can often be found along streams and beaches.
Flint breaks and chips into sharp-edged pieces, making it useful for knife blades and other cutting tools. The use of flint to make stone tools dates back hundreds of thousands of years, and flint's extreme durability has made it possible to accurately date its use over this time. Flint is one of the primary materials used to define the Stone Age.
During the Stone Age, access to flint was so important for survival that people would travel or trade to obtain flint. Flint Ridge in Ohio was an important source of flint and Native Americans extracted the flint from hundreds of quarries along the ridge. This "Ohio Flint" was traded across the eastern United States and has been found as far west as the Rocky Mountains and south around the Gulf of Mexico.When struck against steel, flint will produce enough sparks to ignite a fire with the correct tinder, or gunpowder used in weapons. Although it has been superseded in these uses by different processes (the percussion cap), or materials (ferrocerium), "flint" has lent its name as generic term for a fire starter.
While I'm still kina reeling from the loss of my 13 year old Toller, Porter a couple months ago, a breeder we've been keeping in touch with had a puppy available that someone backed out of.
So, meet Flint, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. He'll be 9 weeks old when I fly out to Florida...
Interesting chain mechanism and history ... I kind of want to build a recreation ...
You could go pretty fast with one with the replacement chambers. I wonder how she would do at a black powder shoot :P
I've been looking at getting a blackpowder shotgun for goose hunting for a while now, I was thinking of getting a flintlock so i didn't have to rely on caps, but thinking about it more percussion might be better given the typical weather during goose season.
I have a bunch of Obsidian and Dacite available. Small pieces, large rocks and pre-cut slabs. I also have a set of traditional and coppers tools to get you going. I also have deer sinew and Hazel arrow shafts for making your own arrows. Approximately 150ibs of rock.
I have a.16ga smoothbore that started life as a flintlock with a 32" barrel and some small brass tacks in buttstock as shown. Has a good bore is in overall pretty good shape. The lock was not all that reliable a sparker so i converted it recently to a caplock by removing the vent liner and...
Bondini flint pistol, ..45 or .445. Signor Bondini was in business 1951-1974 and made high quality replicas. Great bore.
Very nice wood to metal... will furnish more photos on request. $450