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Description: | Six lead alloy shot / balls, four of which are for musket and two for a small bored firearm (e.g. pistol). All the shot is sub spherical in shape with an uneven surface. Several of the balls have flat or flattened areas, evidence of casting seems and small spurs from the moulds. The colour of the balls varies from a slight grey colour to a mid yellow grey. Similar shot has been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney??s ??Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century?? (1988) and on page 202 of ??Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition?? by Geoff Egan (2005).
1) Diameter: 16.6mm, weight 24.52 grams.
2) Diameter: 14.8mm, weight 18.53 grams.
3) Diameter: 14.2mm, weight 15.56 grams.
4) Diameter: 13.7mm, weight 15.36 grams.
5) Diameter: 11.8mm, weight 8.51 grams.
6) Diameter: 10.7mm, weight 7.45 grams. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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