gunflint
/ˈɡʌnˌflɪnt/
noun
- A piece of flint used in a flintlock gun to create a spark that ignites the gunpowder.
- Without a properly sharpened gunflint, the flintlock would not fire.
- He carefully shaped a new gunflint for his antique rifle.
- The museum displayed an old musket with its original gunflint still in place.