Replica Gun Hammer with Flint EOA:2022.156.1

3D Model

Replica gun hammer with gun flint from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.

ID:EOA:2022.156.1 OE416

Collection: Earl of Abergavenny

Classification: Crew/military

Measurements: Length 170mm Width 30mm Height 85mm

Date made: Replica

Display: G2 C2 Shelf 5

Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown

Credit: Portland Museum Trust

This gun hammer is a replica of the type that would have been found on the muskets carried by the soldiers travelling on the Earl Of Abergavenny. ‘Grice 1762’ refers to the manufacturer and year. Note also the royal crown and initials GR - George Rex (George III). The piece of flint is from the wreck of the Abergavenny and is a wedge type. This replica gun hammer usefully shows how the flint in the gun mechanism would have been struck.

For more information about Portland Museum’s Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project click here