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Description: | These seven pieces of dumb-bell shaped lead-alloy shot were recovered as part of a group of 80 pieces of lead-alloy shot and bullets recovered from one site - See DENO-E7E565 for the first entry and more detailed information on shot classification.These seven pieces of shot have a thin cylindrical lead-alloy middle section with globular spheres at each end.Dumb-bell shot is the most commonly found type of elongated shot. The length of the connecting stem varies and in some types is made of iron. Such a design was designed to provide increased power. See DENO-E88AC3 for dumb-bell shot with shorter waisted connecting stems which were recovered from the same site.Dimensions:a) Weight: 41.77g Diameter: 16.6mm Length: 37.2mm (Impacted) b) Weight: 41.31g Diameter: 15.2mm Length: 36.2mmc) Weight: 25.60g Diameter: 13.1mm Length: 26.3mmd) Weight: 39.02g Diameter: 14.9mm Length: 33.6mme) Weight: 22.10g Diameter: 12.2mm Length: 24.9mmf) Weight: 17.18g Diameter: 11.3mm Length: 23.5mm (Impacted) g) Weight: 9.87g Diameter: 9.4mm Length: 20.4mm
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