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Description: | A complete cast lead alloy cap from a Post Medieval powder measure (1600-1700 AD). It has straight sides with a circular base and one open end. Where the sides meet the base there are two attachment loops which are now bent slighty upwards. There is a vertical casting scar visable on one side between the two loops. The sides have been slightly squashed inwards producing a more angled circle than on the base but is otherwise in better condition than most examples on the database. It measures 16.93mm in height, 26.24mm in width including the attachment loops and 20.73mm in diametre. The sides are 2.58mm in thickness. The powder measure weighs 15.8g. The powder cap is the most common find from Civil War sites, forming the cap to the powder holder or flask. The caps were suspended from a bandolier by cord through the attachment loops, and the flask was then pulled away from the cap when needed.
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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