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Description: | An incomplete cast lead-alloy cap from a post-Medieval powder measure (1600-1700 AD). The cap is almost complete and is slightly misshapen. One loop is missing. Originally, it was circular in plan. It has slightly tapering sides and a flat base. There is a squashed loop at one side of the base and a scar on the opposite side where the missing one was situated. The rim is plain and flat at the top. Height: 16.81mm; width: 27.07mm; thickness: 1.69mm. Weight: 14.2g. The powder cap is a common find from Civil War sites. They formed the cap to the powder holder or flask which contained enough gunpowder for a single round. The caps were suspended from a bandolier by cord, and the flask was then pulled away from the cap when it needed. The cap probably dates to the 17th century
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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