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Description: | A cast lead or lead alloy cap from a powder flask. It is cylindrical with a sealed terminal. In plan the upper cap is sub-oval, but the lower edge of the walls is an irregular shape due to it being squashed. The walls of the object are vertical. On the exterior of the walls there is a vertical casting seam, one on each side of the wall. On the upper edge of the cap, above the casting seam, there is an integral loop on either side, one of which is incomplete. The surface of the cap is a smooth off-white colour. It measures 18.41mm tall, 29.25mm wide from lug to lug and the thickness is 18.9mm. It weighs 25g (note the item is still filled with soil).The powder cap is a common find from Civil War sites. They formed the cap to the powder 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 was needed. The cap probably dates to the mid 17th century (Courtney, P. 1988 'Small Arms Accessories of the mid Seventeenth Century' Finds Research Group Datasheet 11)
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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