Flintlock tinder lighter

A flintlock tinder lighter with steel and brass mounts and mahogany stocks, reputedly belonging to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), but the provenance is dubious. A label attached to the object reads: 'Tinder lighter from Nelson's home The Parsonage House, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk'.

Object Details

ID: REL0133.2
Type: Flintlock tinder lighter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Savige, I.
Date made: 18th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Malcolm Stewart Collection
Measurements: Overall: 52 mm x 85 mm x 89 mm
Parts: Two flintlock tinder lighters (Flintlock tinder lighter)