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LOT 1555
Knapped Musket Gun Flint Group
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (33.1 grams total, 29-36 mm).
Comprising three gun flints, one tongue-shaped and the other two rectangular. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s.
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