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Commodity illustration: Gunflints

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Gunflints

Standard price
800 pieces of eight for 10 kg
Surplus
Not specified
Scarcity
800 pieces of eight
Bulk
0.02 Tons

Equivalent to 40,000 pieces of eight per ton

Export regions

Gunflints are pieces of flint knapped to give a sharp edge for a firearm's lock. Their prepared shape distinguishes them from loose stone gathered from the ground.

Striking steel produces the sparks that ignite the priming powder. Use wears the edge, so sailors and soldiers need replacements. Quarrying supplies the flint, but skilled knapping turns it into a useful gun part. A shortage of these small pieces can leave otherwise serviceable firearms unable to fire.

Sources and adaptations

References in the Pavillon Noir books:

  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 522, 523.

Ludic RPG adaptations used on this page:

  • Compact goods sold by the 10 kg lot: bulk (house rule).

The description was written by Ludic RPG. Prices are game values expressed in pieces of eight.