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Description: | Post medieval cast lead alloy musket ball, 14.4mm in diameter and 17.4 grams in weight. Lead bullets such as these were used from c1550 ?? 1850, most of them are likely to date from the 17th - 18th century. The remains of a casting spune are visible and there is a regular series of short grooves aound the circumference, possibly from use with a rifled bore. There are several scratches and one large scar on the shot, possibly from firing of post deposition damage. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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