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Post by bushfire on Mar 16, 2023 20:52:25 GMT -7
G'day all, I hope this thread finds you all well. I'm not trading or selling per se, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I received an email address for a french flint knapper from a gentleman on another forum. I received 34 x 3/4" and 34 x 7/8" flints in the mail yesterday. Obviously I have not shot them yet but they appear to be of the finest quality. Very even edges and no horrible humps. In Australia we have two suppliers of flints commercially, one charges around $10 per flint, the other around $18. These cost me less than $2.50 AUD and do not have crooked chipped edges or big humps. French flint is also very hard to come by, I'm sure my fusil de chasse will be much happier with an amber french flint between her jaws over the brutish black english she's been used to! If anyone is after some french flints, I'll dig up the email address and pass it on.  |
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Post by Richard on Mar 16, 2023 22:03:11 GMT -7
Definitely post the contact information, thank you.
A friend was in the Royal American Regiment at Fort Pitt, back in the 1960s. He had trouble with his Bess eating the black English flints, so he appropriated a French amber from the museum's collection, and his problem was solved. I will be needing some flints for my Harpers Ferry.
Richard/Grumpa
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Post by Richard on Mar 16, 2023 22:05:30 GMT -7
PS: Whereabouts are you located, Mate?
Richard/Grumpa
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Post by bushfire on Mar 17, 2023 14:30:13 GMT -7
My limited personal experience has been that they aren't too dissimilar to english, I just prefer French things of the period because of my french heritage.
I'm Australian.
Flint knapper details are below.
Kevin Chartier
erwankech@gmail.com
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Post by Richard on Mar 23, 2023 17:03:45 GMT -7
Australia, I knew. Whereabouts? Just curious. I used to do a lot of bush ballads, and once sheared a sheep with the old, blade shears, just to try my hand.
Back in the 1700s French amber flints were definitely considered to be superior to English flints, even by the British Army.
Richard/Grumpa
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Post by bushfire on Mar 24, 2023 1:25:38 GMT -7
I'm in SE Aus, in Victoria.
One of our good family friends is a blade shearer, in fact he missed my wedding because he was at the international blade shearing championships in Ireland!
I've since put a 3/4'' and 7/8" flint into my longrifle and fusil respectively, both are sparking really well.
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Post by Richard on Mar 24, 2023 10:47:42 GMT -7
Now, let's see how long those flints last.
I have a photo of myself with the blades, and the ewe I had just shorn. She was a variety that was black, so I captioned the pic " They tar the sheep 'til they're nearly black" ( a line from "The Limejuice Tub").
When my Wife asked the old fella who owned sheep and shears how long it had taken me, he smiled and said:"Too." A great memory.
Richard/Grumpa
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Post by armando on Mar 25, 2023 16:57:41 GMT -7
G'day all, I hope this thread finds you all well. I'm not trading or selling per se, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I received an email address for a french flint knapper from a gentleman on another forum. I received 34 x 3/4" and 34 x 7/8" flints in the mail yesterday. Obviously I have not shot them yet but they appear to be of the finest quality. Very even edges and no horrible humps. In Australia we have two suppliers of flints commercially, one charges around $10 per flint, the other around $18. These cost me less than $2.50 AUD and do not have crooked chipped edges or big humps. French flint is also very hard to come by, I'm sure my fusil de chasse will be much happier with an amber french flint between her jaws over the brutish black english she's been used to! If anyone is after some french flints, I'll dig up the email address and pass it on. I'm interested. Have you shot them yet? View Attachment |
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Post by bushfire on Mar 25, 2023 17:12:54 GMT -7
Now, let's see how long those flints last. I have a photo of myself with the blades, and the ewe I had just shorn. She was a variety that was black, so I captioned the pic " They tar the sheep 'til they're nearly black" ( a line from "The Limejuice Tub"). When my Wife asked the old fella who owned sheep and shears how long it had taken me, he smiled and said:"Too." A great memory. Richard/Grumpa If the sheep was black but the wool white it'd be a black Suffolk. If it was a black wooled sheep it's lucky to have been allowed to live! |
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Post by bushfire on Mar 25, 2023 17:15:03 GMT -7
G'day all, I hope this thread finds you all well. I'm not trading or selling per se, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I received an email address for a french flint knapper from a gentleman on another forum. I received 34 x 3/4" and 34 x 7/8" flints in the mail yesterday. Obviously I have not shot them yet but they appear to be of the finest quality. Very even edges and no horrible humps. In Australia we have two suppliers of flints commercially, one charges around $10 per flint, the other around $18. These cost me less than $2.50 AUD and do not have crooked chipped edges or big humps. French flint is also very hard to come by, I'm sure my fusil de chasse will be much happier with an amber french flint between her jaws over the brutish black english she's been used to! If anyone is after some french flints, I'll dig up the email address and pass it on. I'm interested. Have you shot them yet? View AttachmentI've done a few shots out of my 54 longrifle with the 3/4", they spark well and it's shooting fine. |
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