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Description: | The object is a cast lead or lead alloy cap from a gunpowder holder. It is cylindrical with a sealed cover. In plan the cover is sub-circular with integral lugs protruding on opposite edges. The lugs are almost horizontal. The top is possibly a separate component to the walls of the object as a seam around the cover is visible. There is also a vertical seam, which has partially split from the rim. The walls of the object taper slightly towards the top. The rim is misshapen due to damage. The surface of the cap is a powdery grey/cream colour. It measures 14.8mm tall, 24.34mm wide from lug to lug and the thickness is 19.01mm. It weighs 11.6g.
The powder cap is a common find from Civil War sites. They formed the cap to the powder holder or flask which contained enough gunpowder for a single round. The caps were suspended from a bandolier by cord, and the flask was pulled away from the cap when needed.
The cap probably dates to the 17th century (Courtney, P. 1988 ?Small Arms Accessories of the mid Seventeenth Century? Finds Research Group Datasheet 11). Similar examples with the seam around the cover and the partially split vertical seam is illustrated in the Beeston Castle excavations (Courtney, P. 1993 ?The Medieval and Post Medieval Objects? in Ellis, P. (ed.) Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Excavations by Lawrence Keen and Peter Hough, 1968-85 English Heritage). Nos. 40-43. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1600
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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