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Description: | Lead Shot. Cast belted shot; of spherical form with a medial circumferential D-section 'belt' integrally cast, giving a diameter of 14.5mm at the belt, and 12.2mm for the ball itself. Lightly patinated overall. This was probably intended for a rifled 'rook and rabbit gun' (D.F. Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a radical study, Foresight Books, London, page 180: post-17th-century rifle balls'), possibly resembling the Brunswick rifle. A nick on the belt is probably a casting flaw, and to judge from a lack of ramming or rifling scars this ball has probably not been fired. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1840-1855.Weight: 10.54gms.
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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