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Description: | A lead alloy musket shot / ball of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The shot is sub-spherical in shape with a relatively even surface. It relatively round but has been fired having a clear flattened impact surface which suggests it has hit something relatively hard. The casting seam from the mould is present, however the spur / jet is not, probably having been trimmed prior to use. The colour of ball is a mid brown colour, where the relatively thick surface patina has been abraded a light grey coloured metal is present. Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005).The musket ball measures diameter: 14.5mm, weight 12.65 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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