Gun flint from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.
ID:EOA:2022.112 OE383
Collection: Earl of Abergavenny
Classification: Military
Measurements: Length 20mm Width 20mm Height 5mm
Date made: 1804
Display: not on display
Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown
Credit: Portland Museum Trust
One of the smallest gun flints recovered from the wreck and likely for use in pistols, this is a wedge shaped piece of Northfleet stone supplied by Thomas Levett of Kent. 1804 was the last year that Levett supplied gun flint to the East India Company and so it is likely that the pieces found on the Abergavenny were from the final shipment before procurement switched to Brandon stone from Suffolk.
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