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Description: | Lead Bullet. Cast and impact-flattened 0.22 inch rifle bullet. Kevin Leahy kindly notes the degree of flattening shows the firing position was too close to a solid target.The object falls in a sequence of 19th and 20th century ammunition reported but not otherwise recorded, which indicates the position of a rifle range c.1860-1945. The earliest bullets were for the Martini Henri rifle, probably used by militia raised to combat a perceived threat from France in the 1860s. The sporting 0.22 bullets may show reversion of the range to private use after this. Further military specification rifle bullets dated to the periods of the First and Second World Wars indicate the use of a conveniently isolated area for training once again. Suggested date: Modern, 1880-1910.Length: 10.5mm, Diameter: 15.5mm, Weight: 6.57gms.
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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