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Description: | A lead alloy probable musket or pistol shot. The ball is spherical with a thicker, faceted collar round the middle. It has a diameter of 11.8mm and is 12.3mm thick. There is no casting spur or distortion. The musket was invented in the early sixteenth century, so musket balls are post-medieval in date. This example, with its unusual corrugated band, appears to be later in date, perhaps from the eighteenth or nineteenth century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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