types of flints

[Rifleman1776]

We seem to have ignored the original question. Scrap flint for fire starting can be found from many sources. In this game one must develop the fine art of 'scrounging' to get what you need much of the time.
My fire starting flint is a hunk of red agate. It is now about the size of a silver dollar but was much larger when D.C. Waldorp gave me a hunk of scrap. That was about 45 years ago.

 

[Pukka Bundook]

For fire lighting, Track used to sell big chunks of flint. It was all pretty light coloured but it worked. Suppose they still have it.

Used to pick bits of flint up on the farm back in Yorkshire. Most were broken scrapers and arrowheads from the Late Paleolithic period.
Kept the good ones and used the broken bits in my locks.

 

[nwtradegun]

https://www.etsy.com/search?q=flint+rock&explicit=1&ref=guided_search_5_4

 

[Redstick Lee]

in my part of N.E.Bama the true flint is a cloudy, mid to low grade grey flint.
we also have chert, quartz, pyrite,.....everything here throws a decent to great spark.

with my ZT striker (4 finger C-with handle) and our local stones it seldom takes more than 3 strikes to have a piece of char-cloth glowing

 

[Rifleman1776]

in my part of N.E.Bama the true flint is a cloudy, mid to low grade grey flint.
we also have chert, quartz, pyrite,.....everything here throws a decent to great spark.

Experiences do vary. Here in the NW part of Arkansas there are several large quartz mines and commercial operations. I once bought from them and sold quartz jewelry. Of course, I experienced using it for ml purposes. I was never able to get a spark from it, on rifle or fire striker. Odd :hmm: , because flint and quartz both register the same on hardness scale.

 

[Danny Ross]

I am lucky I guess. I live about an hour from Flint Ridge area here in Ohio and the Nethers Farm. Where you can go and get all you want for $0.50 a pound and an access fee to the farm :thumbsup: . Lots of different colors there to boot. DANNY

 

[Chris C]

Went to Etsy.
Keith Flint?
Does that count?

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[robinghewitt]

My fire starting flint is a hunk of red agate. It is now about the size of a silver dollar but was much larger when D.C. Waldorp gave me a hunk of scrap. That was about 45 years ago.

Frank, would you allow me to send you a couple of wall gun flints? Wonderous things and I seem to have lots of them :thumbsup:

 

[Rifleman1776]

My fire starting flint is a hunk of red agate. It is now about the size of a silver dollar but was much larger when D.C. Waldorp gave me a hunk of scrap. That was about 45 years ago.

Frank, would you allow me to send you a couple of wall gun flints? Wonderous things and I seem to have lots of them :thumbsup:

You are generous, Robin. You know I can't resist interesting ml goodies. Yes, thank you. Take care, my friend.

 

[robinghewitt]

Hi Frank

Those flints crossed the big water and rebounded all the way back to my door. They will soon begin crossing #3 :idunno:

Robin

 

[nhmoose]

Never underestimate the incompetence of any Postal service worldwide! :rotf: