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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. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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