Gun Flint from Earl of Abergavenny

3 Views
Find Similar (BETA)Download
Author name
Maritime Archaeology
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
21,290
Release Date
2020-10-20
License
CC BY 4.0
marinewreckindiaeastmaritimeartefactstructured-lightscaneic

Asset Overview

![](https://bit.ly/3m6P8if) A gunflint: these were mass produced in their thousands during the 18th and 19th centuries. The gunflint was used to strike the steel plate of a rifle to create a spark which would ignite the gunpowder and fire the projectile. Recovered from the wreck of the East India Company ship *Earl of Abergavenny*, lost in Weymouth Bay in 1805. Dimensions (max mm): length 36.0; width: 30.6; height: 11.1 The object was scanned by Maritime Archaeology Trust for the Nautical Archaeoloy Society with a HP SLS3. Post-processed in ZBrush.

Recommended for you

rock_004_LOD1
Stone009
Rocks01