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Description: | Lead Musket Ball. Cast ball with a small flat area on one side and a roughened area on the opposite side, the latter probably impact damage. The metal is grey and unpatinated, suggesting either a more recent date or recent disturbance from a sealed context. The mass, at over an ounce, would be apt to use with a muzzle loading smoothbore firearm of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Diameter: 17.4mm, Weight: 29.80gms.
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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