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Description: | A complete lead musket ball dating to the Post-medieval period (AD 1600-1800). The musket ball is sub-spherical with some pitting, grooves and flatted areas across the surface, it is unclear if this was caused by firing, impact or post-depositionally.The object is 18.40mm in diameter and 30.58g in weight, according to Harding's (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War, this falls in the sizes used by Arquebus and Caliver small arms, suggesting they may have been used by cavalry soldiers, and also in Muskets.The metal is a dark cream in colour.
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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