18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually)

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) are offered as a cheaper alternative for shooters who want to try something different.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) do not necessarily spark as reliably in Kibler's locks as the French Amber flints.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) are less uniform in size than standard flints.

The edges of 18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) may not be as uniformly sharp as those found on platform flints.

The edges of 18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) may be renewed or sharpened multiple times by knapping due to their fracturing method.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) often possess more than one sharp edge which may be utilized by reorienting the flint in the jaws.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) are made from top quality flint to ensure longevity and the hottest spark.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) are hand made reproduction 18th century style gunflints.

Each 18th Century Gunflint (Sold Individually) is hand made by a master flint knapper in the finest European tradition.

The knapping techniques used to make 18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) have been practiced for over 300 years.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) are made by Former Times LLC, located at 48 Pinewood Drive, Columbus, MS 39702.

The gunflints most familiar to shooters today are known as platform or flake style flints, representing the most modern form of flint design and manufacture.

For most of the flintlock era, the flints in common use were wedge or spall type flints, which is the style of the 18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually).

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) resurrect the early wedge or spall style of gunflint used from the early 1600s through the 1780s and 1790s.

Wedge-style flints' popularity waned in favor of modern platform flints in the 1780s and 1790s.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) are offered at a discounted price compared to the French Amber flints that come standard with Kibler's locks.

The less uniform sizing of 18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) is part of why they are offered at a cheaper price.

18th Century Gunflints (Sold Individually) have no returns accepted.