Gun Flints Concretion EOA:2022.120

3D Model

Concretion of gun flints from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.

ID:EOA:2022.120.005 OE391

Collection: Earl of Abergavenny

Classification: Military

Measurements: Length 95 mm Width 88 mm Height 68 mm

Date made: as yet unknown

Display: not on display

Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown

Credit: Portland Museum Trust

A concretion of gun flints made of Brandon flints; both wedge and platform types can be identified, suggesting perhaps that both were stored together in the ship.

Watch one of Portland Museum’s Earl of Abergavenny project volunteers talking about concretions here

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