flint

[larson1951]

i was gonna take a walk this morning
i stopped on the road and about 4 feet off the road this was laying
I did not know what to think
at first i thought it was a scraper
this is a first for me
i am trying to figure out why it was in my field
lars

 

[ohio]

I found one just like that in Ohio. I believe it is British (and the honey colored are French?).

Cool find

Chuck

 

[joshuaream]

It certainly does look like european flint.

 

[larson1951]

a while back i think i found one of french flint
it was about the size of 2 quarters stacked on top of each other with a 45 degree chipped bevel all the way around
i don't know if i kept it cuz i did not know what it was
i will look for it, it might be mixed in with a bucket or two of scrapers
i think i overlooked a lot of things over the years
lars

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Nice Gun Flint larson. Those are rare finds. I only have one that I have found in my 45 years of hunting and it's the honey colored French Flint.

A buddy of mine used to build and shoot Flintlocks for a hobby and he ordered some of the French Flint off of the internet and it was identical to my piece.

 

[Tnmountains]

With all the trade that happened on your site towards the end it would be wise to use a metal detector to save the metals that may be rotting away in the soil. That and any copper culture artifacts. You would have a blast finding that stuff and saving it........

 

[shopdog]

I JUST LEARNED SOMTHING NEW I KNOW I HAVE ONE AIN`T GOT A FREAKIN IDEA WHERE THOUGH . LARS I HAFT TO SAY THAT YOUR POST ARE AT THE TOP OF MY TOP TEN LIST ON TNET.

 

[pickaway]

Nice find....

 

[*Molly*]

Thats a neat find..
Thanks for sharin'

Molly.