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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800. It is spherical and the sprue has been removed with nippers leaving two facets. It has a well developed cream patina. The weight suggests it was for use in a carbine ( a firearm shorter than a musket and used by cavalry (Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War, page 31).
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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