NONE are better than the most transparent of the 

 common black flints. Great quantities (considered 

 as good as any) come to London from Lord Cadogan's 

 estate, at Brandon. They should be put in with the 

 flat side upwards, stand well clear of the hammer ', 

 and yet be long enough to throw it. Screw them in 

 with leather ; as lead strains the cock, and cloth is 

 dangerous, from being liable to catch fire. If very 

 particular about the neat appearance of your gun, 

 get a punch for stamping the leathers, and change 

 them as often as you put new flints. 



To make a flint strike lower you have only to 

 reverse the usual way of putting it in ; but, if you 

 want it to strike higher, you must either put a very 

 thick leather, or screw the flint in with a bit of some- 

 thing under it. This temporary way of regulating 

 a lock, so as to make the hammer fall, is worth 

 knowing, as it often saves vexation and loss of time. 



