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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy fitting from a firearm (longarm) probably a rifle or musket of probable Post Medieval or modern date (c. AD 1770 - c. AD 1850). The fitting (possibly a "tailpipe") is from the underside of the gun barrel and would have held the ram-rod in place. Length 40.8mm, maximum width 13.6mm and 16.1mm thick. Weight 14.51g. The object is sub-cylindrical and has an integral perforated lug. It is assumed that the lug is at the top of the object. The cylindrical part tapers throughout its length and the thickness of its walls is about 1.0mm. At the largest end it is slightly oval with a flattened base and has a maximum outer diameter, across its width, of 16.1mm. This end has a rim at the sides but it does not extend to the top. There is a break at the base of this end where there would have originally been a tapering projection. The smaller opposite end is circular and has an outer diameter of 10.2mm. This end also has a rim but only on its lower part. On the top of the cylinder, mid-way along its length, there is an integral rectangular lug. This has a length of 11.3mm and a width of 4.0mm. Mid-way along the length of the lug there is a transverse circular perforation of about 3.0mm diameter. The perforation is filled with corroded iron, the remains of a pin/bar. As a result of the decaying pin, the lug and the surrounding area at the top of the cylinder are covered in iron staining. On the top face of the cylinder, between the larger end of the cylinder and the lug, are three deeply incised features, two saltire crosses followed by a V-shape, the V-shape being nearest to the lug. These features may be purely decorative or may possibly represent crudely executed Roman numerals: XXV. The copper alloy part of the object is in fair condition and the iron part is in poor condition. Except where the iron staining is present, it has a patchy mid-green patina on the outer and inner surfaces.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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