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Description: | Nine lead alloy shot / balls, of probable post medieval or early modern date (1600-1800 AD). Eight of these are from musket / carbine whilst the other one is a smaller calibre - probably from a pistol. All the shot is sub spherical in shape with an uneven surface. Several of the balls have flat or flattened areas from use (probably hitting something hard when fired), and some show evidence of casting seams from the moulds. The structure of one ball is unusual with a series of V shaped cast grooves around the circumference. The colour of the balls varies from a slight grey colour to a mid yellow grey. Similar shot has 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).1) Diameter: 17.5mm, weight: 28.9 grams2) Diameter: 17.6mm, weight: 30.43 grams3) Diameter: 16.5mm, weight: 24.15 grams4) Diameter: 16.3mm, weight: 23.24 grams.5) Diameter: 16.3mm, weight: 24.03 grams.6) Diameter: 15.3mm, weight: 19.51 grams.7) Diameter: 14.7mm, weight: 17.68 grams.8) Diameter: 14.9mm, weight: 17.08 grams. NB this is the ball with grooves9) Diameter: 11.2mm, weight: 7.51 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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