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What would you call this? Kind of offtopic!!!

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Ok so my uncle got me these the arrow heads really don't have anything to do with this post but my uncle gave me those to so I just included it in the picture. So the bottem two things. Does anyone know what they are, now me and my grandfather think that they are cutting tools, which is why I posted it here sence knives are cutting tools some people may know somthing about these things. I was thinking about taking one of them in and asking my tech teacher who has shown us a few videos about tool making in ancient times and see if he knew but how messed up the schools are now I don't want to get in trouble. So if someone here can give me some information about these and just let me know if they are cutting tools and if they have a certain name for them I'd really appreciate it!!!


-Zach
 
So if its somthing like that please don't think I'm dumb for thinking its a cutting tool, its kinda sharpened at one side so I thought it may be somthing used for cutting I don't know.
 
Several cultures fixed sharpened stones in a row on a club for use as a weapon. Sort of like making a sword out of wood and flint. I think it was popular in Polysnesia.

Maybe someone in Wilderness & Survival Skills can help us. The Gallery is not a discussion forum.
 
Yes, they are definitely flints for a flintlock. They could be used for a rifle, pistol, or even a shotgun (yes, there were flintlock shotguns - ever hear of a blunderbuss?). It's impossible to determine the age - flints that were knapped yesterday would look the same as ones that are hundreds of years old.

When the sharpened part of the flint is struck against carbon steel (not stainless) with a fair amount of force, it will generate sparks. Those sparks would ignite the black powder in the "pan" of the gun and, with a little luck, travel through a small hole in the barrel to ignite the main charge.
 
Ok I got what I needed to know, they werent what I thought they were but oh well. People can delete this thread if you want.
 
Yes they are for a flintlock. About the size I use on my Northwest Trade gun. Sometimes after shooting I will try and knapp an edge back on and throw them in my kit for flint and steel. It is a learning curve. We are not born with this knowledge. I have always thought that an arrowhead on a thong used with the flint and steel would be kind of interesting to start a fire. Sure would be impressive.
 
I have an acquaintance who collects primitive "knives" out of Grand Junction, CO. He showed me several and they were about 3 or 4 times the size of those firearm flints. However, the shape of some was not radically different. The Native people in that region apparently did not try to affix a grip or handle to them so they weren't really shaped like a modern knife blade.

DancesWithKnives
 
Those are black English musket flints. Look new, the best quality besides the French ambers. I buy them when I find them cheap.
 
Samael said:
When the sharpened part of the flint is struck against carbon steel (not stainless) with a fair amount of force, it will generate sparks. Those sparks would ignite the black powder in the "pan" of the gun and, with a little luck, travel through a small hole in the barrel to ignite the main charge.
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Hence the old English expression "A flash in the pan!" if the powder ignited but the round never fired.
 
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