|
Date: |
|
Description: | Lead firing cap, from a musket powder charge. The artefact has been cast in a three part mould, and has flash lines on opposites of the exterior. The open end has a rounded border, and below this on one side a small hole (about 2.5mm across). The other end has two pierced lugs, with holes around 2.8m across. One lug is bent over and one is missing its loop. The cap has been bent by plough action. It has a pale grey colour, and is well-preserved.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
-
WEAPON
Two conjoined iron objects, an…
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Complete cast copper alloy medieval…
|