flint question to flintlock shooters

[BobMcG]

It makes me both happy and sad to walk into one of the many French & Indian War and Revolutionary War era Forts and museums around here and see numerous 225 plus year old blond French flints. As beautiful a site it is, it's likely the only place you're going to find them anymore. A highly regarded and premier quality flint.

Alas, I too am reduced to using those EBEFs (evil black English flints).

 

[kartoffel]

BobMcG, Octobercountry sells French flints online: http://www.octobercountry.com/products3.php?productid=678

The price is a bit steep if that's $3.59 for a single flint, but well worth if if you're defarbing a period gun.