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Description: | A cast lead alloy shot / ball for use in a Musket of post medieval date (AD1600-1800). The shot is spherical with a relatively well formed surface patina. The shot is relatively round suggesting that it has not been fired. There are signs of heavy surface scarring, and because all other shot / ball found in the area have been relitively smooth, it would suggest it has been damaged deliberately, possibly by biting. The colour of the ball is a pale grey / white.Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. The context of this find / assemblage would indicate a date in the English civil war. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005).Diameter: 17.4mm Weight: 228.4 gThe weight suggests it was for use in a Small Musket / Arquebus and Cavalier (Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War)
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