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Description: | A lead alloy shot / ball for use in a musket of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The shot is sub spherical in shape with a relatively even surface. It relatively circular in one profile but oval in cross section; this suggests that it has been used / fired; a casting seam from the mould is present but the spur / casting jet has been removed. The colour of ball is a light grey. 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 18.5mm high, 17.9mm width is 15.6mm thick and weighs 25.49 grams.
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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