Description: | Group of 15 musket balls, only two impacted, post medieval probably mid 17th century. Numbered left-to-right top-to-bottom on the photograph:
(1) not impacted, some roughened areas, flattened band (width c.6.09mm) around circumference, no casting line/sprue, light grey patina, diameter 17.09mm, weight 26.40g;
(2) not impacted, sprue with groove around, no casting line, concentric circles in hemisphere opposite sprue, dark grey patina (possibly more modern than the rest, except no.12), diameter 15.75mm, weight 20.32g;
(3) not impacted, faint casting line, no sprue, light grey patina, diameter 14.38mm, weight 15.38g;
(4) not impacted, faint casting line, sprue filed down, light grey patina, diameter 14.35mm, weight 15.50g;
(5) not impacted, no casting line/sprue, light grey patina, diameter 14.46mm, weight 15.98g;
(6) not impacted, no casting line, sprue filed flat, cream patina, diameter 13.71mm, weight 15.08g;
(7) not impacted, faint casting line, sprue not visible, cream patina, diameter 13.94mm, weight 15.50g;
(8) not impacted, sub-circular, faint casting line, no visible sprue, mid grey patina, diameter 14.30mm, weight 13.34g;
(9) not impacted, faint casting line, sprue filed flat, light grey patina, diameter 14.33mm, weight 15.06g;
(10) not impacted, some roughening, no visible casting line/sprue, light grey patina, diameter 12.39mm, weight 10.11g;
(11) not impacted, some roughening, sprue filed flat, faint casting line, dark grey patina, diameter 13.31mm, weight 11.96g;
(12) not impacted, sprue filed flat, casting line, concentric circles particularly in hemisphere opposite sprue, dark grey patina (probably more modern than rest, except no.2) diameter 12.23mm, weight 9.44g;
(13) impacted- one flat surface, some roughening, faint casting line, no visible sprue, light grey patina, diameter 13.15mm, thickness 10.25mm, weight 9.65g;
(14) not impacted, sub-circular, faint casting line, no visible sprue, mid grey patina, diameter 11.81mm, weight 6.63g;
(15) impacted ? one flat surface, casting line, sprue slightly proud, light grey patina, diameter 10.46mm, thickness 8.73mm, weight 5.30g. |