Just out of curiosity...

[Erwan]

I often see, when I read articles or replies, that you seem to have two dimensions for a flint whereas we only have one. I'm in the process of placing a small order for "consumable" items, and I've just been thinking about it...
In the picture, I need 7/8" flints and, on the face of it, I'd be one size short of what I often read. These flints fit my Pedersoli Frontier perfectly, just as the 3/4" fit my Pennsylvania.
So, just out of curiosity: what does the second dimension frequently added correspond to...?

Thanks for reading.


Erwan.

 

[Thingamajiggy]

length and width. While not affecting the effectiveness of the flint to do it's job, one that is too wide and sticks out makes it prone to snagging and either pulling it out of place or breaking. At least, that's what I use the width of it for.

 

[Erwan]

Just what I thought, I don't really need to know for shooting, but I like to know how and why...
For the rest, and more than sixty years than I'm using flints, buy the simple size of 7/8, 3/4 or1/2" is always good, maybe the French way of cutting stones needs only one dimension...
Halalalala, curiosity when you hold us...
THKS for answer.