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Description: | A collection of 11 lead musket balls. The lead bullets such as these were used from 1400 - 1850, most of them are likely to date from the 16th - 18th century. Most of the musket balls are almost spherical.Listed below are the basic facts and measures about each ball:1) 12.76g, 13.11mm diameter2) 31.8g, 18.7mm diameter - indentation due to impact 3) 21.4g, 15.9mm diameter - sprue 4) 22.6g, 15.6mm diameter - sprue 5) 24.3g, 15.6mm diameter - casting line still visible, indentation due to impact 6) 27.4g, 17.6mm diameter - indentation due to impact7) 21.5g, 15.5mm diameter8) 10.05g, 12.3mm diameter9) 9.42g, 11.8mm diameter - mis-shapen10) 12.6g, 13.8mm diameter - casting line still visible11) 7.4g, 11.6mm diameter | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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