Frizzen question

[Tallship]

I have an old flinter, and when the flint strikes the frizzen, it actually makes scores on the frizzen. Is this a sign that it's lost its hardness?

 

[243winxb]

frizzen flintlock wear

I guess no. My T/C Hawken has always done it. You can feel where the metal has been remove after many firing.

 

[4v50 Gary]

So long as you get a shower of sparks, you're GTG.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

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LD

 

[Caliper_Mi]

The sparks you get when the flint strikes the frizzen are actually red-hot pieces of steel scraped off by the flint. So, the scoring is expected over time.