Gun Flints and Musket Balls


Using a musket was long winded with the musket being primed with gunpowder and the flint as part of the mechanism used to strike a spark before the gun fired.
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Technical Information (Metadata)
Title | Value |
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Item | |
Identifier | ref 1342 |
Coverage | Devon. Brixham. Berry Head |
Publisher | Brixham Museum |
Rights | Brixham Museum |
Source | Brixham Museum |
Subject | Maritime. Brixham. Berry head |
Type | Image |
Keywords | berry head family soldiers war weapons social life |