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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1700. It is sub-spherical with a visible casting sprue which has been trimmed with nippers leaving two facets. The casting seam has been smoothed. The ball has a well developed cream patina. The weight suggests it was for use in a carbine (Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War, page 31), a short firearm used mainly by cavalry. It has a 15.6mm diameter and weighs 21.97g.
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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