None of them.
ALSO,, neither the English or French flint will spark.
It's the Frizzen that sparks.
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Which Flints Produce the Best Spark?
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ALSO,, neither the English or French flint will spark.
It's the Frizzen that sparks.
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call me Carnac the Magnificent . i knew this was coming!
You'd be surprised how many folks don't grasp the concept that it's actually the shaved steel that sparks,
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you are absolutely correct
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Isn’t that a picture of Johnny Burgoyne?
Did not Burgoyne get his butt kicked at Saratoga? Mostly beaten by The Green Mountain Boys, John Starks patriots from NH, and a smattering of other assorted militias and patriots. The vaunted British Army would not have gotten that far if not for the Brunswickers who bailed them out at Hubberton.
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Isn’t that a picture of Johnny Burgoyne?
Did not Burgoyne get his butt kicked at Saratoga? Mostly beaten by The Green Mountain Boys, John Starks patriots from NH, and a smattering of other assorted militias and patriots. The vaunted British Army would not have gotten that far if not for the Brunswickers who bailed them out at Hubberton.
General John Burgoyne, indeed!
Green Mountain Boys under Ethan Allen..., I think you're conflicting the Two Battels of Saratoga with Bennington VT?
I'd highly doubt that one would characterize 9000 Continental troops in the first battle outnumbering the British and 12,000 in the second battle a "smattering of other assorted militias", not to mention the British being outnumbered 2:1 in the second engagement.
Commanders for the Continental Army were Gates, Arnold, Lincoln, Poor, Learned, Livingston, and the famous Daniel Morgan. Johns Starks might have been there..., don't see him as one of the primary Continental Army commanders in what I've read... the 1st, 2nd and 3rd NH were under General Poor in both battels.
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The king iz a fink!
You must be in New Mexico then...
DuncNZ
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The book "Indian Trade Guns " by various contributors ISBM 0-913150-43-6 Has a lot of great information on flints in America , especially the early years . on page 190 it states the flints found in native camp sites in the late 17th centaury were Indian made chert , from 1700 -1750 French wedge shaped spall flints were found as well, The flints used in the French and Indian wars were Native chert or French Spalls .It wasn't until 1750 that English prism formed flints appeared , by 1775 all flints were prism shaped .
95% of the flints found in camp sites used in the American Revolution were of French origin , including British sites .
In the war of 1812 half the flints found are British make and half French .
So those with early American flintlocks should use either French Spalls or Native knapped Chert .
95% of the flints found in camp sites used in the American Revolution were of French origin , including British sites .
In the war of 1812 half the flints found are British make and half French .
So those with early American flintlocks should use either French Spalls or Native knapped Chert .
Roger that!
there would be no sparks with out no flint! you can strike all you want with out a flint and you will not produce any sparks!
Isn’t that a picture of Johnny Burgoyne?
Did not Burgoyne get his butt kicked at Saratoga? Mostly beaten by The Green Mountain Boys, John Starks patriots from NH, and a smattering of other assorted militias and patriots. The vaunted British Army would not have gotten that far if not for the Brunswickers who bailed them out at Hubberton.
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didn't GENTELMEN JOHNNY, tell his woman, that I will be home for supper? or something like that? well OOPS! what happened? those DAMM YANKEES had a surprise for him!
A lot too depends on the geometry of the lock. A flint that scrapes along the steel (frizzen) will generate a lot more sparks directly into the pan than a flint that is bashed against the steel.
didn't GENTELMEN JOHNNY, tell his woman, that I will be home for supper? or something like that? well OOPS! what happened? those DAMM YANKEES had a surprise for him!
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Couldn't care less about a solo battle, when it comes to which flints are the best.
It will one day be academic....,
There is sooo much flint in the UK that they also use it for building materials.
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Does anyone live near Flint Ridge in Ohio? I understand that is excellent flint.
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i spent a week in Flint Michigan one day, does that count?
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My go to flints are English black or dark flints. Great spark and last the longest and easy sharpened. My 2nd favorite is the French Amber. Great sparks but don't seem to last as good as the English Black flints. I would not hesitate to use either for hunting or sport. Just keep and eye on them and sharpen them when they get a little dull.
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Ive been using jamestown tx. Chert 
30$ 20# works just fine ! And knapps well! Nap?knap?
Ok sparks better than ISpell
30$ 20# works just fine ! And knapps well! Nap?knap?
Ok sparks better than ISpell
