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Description: | The ball is small, is relatively unmarked and a substantial amount of the casting sprue is still in place which may indicate that it has not been fired.There can be no certainty about this due to the practice of loading small balls on top of the initial musket ball to creat a mixed charge. Alternatively the size of the ball may indicate that it was intended for use in a smaller hand gun. The ball is made of lead alloy and is oxidised giving it a light grey appearance. The ball weighs 5.15g, is 9.71mm in diameter and 10.91mm when measured with the sprue projection.
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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