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Description: | A group of six Post Medieval musket balls dating from about AD 1600 - 1800. All have a cream patina.1: Sub-spherical cast musket ball. Casting sprue trimmed with nippers used in two different directions leaving a four facet surface. Possible partial set-up band. Other slighlyt flattened areas. 18mm diameter, 33.3g. The weight suggests that it was for use as a Carbine ball for a short firearm used mainly by cavalry.2: Spherical cast musket ball with a visible seam and the sprue probably trimmed once with nippers. Smooth surface. At 16mm diameter and 25.2g, the ball was probably used in a small musket.3: Spherical cast musket ball with a visible seam and the sprue trimmed once with nippers, rather deeply. Smooth surface. At 16.7mm diameter and 25.5g, the ball was probably used in a small musket.4: Spherical cast musket ball with a visible seam and the sprue trimmed once with nippers. Smooth surface with some scratches. At 16.1mm diameter and 24.35g, the ball was probably used in a small musket.5: Spherical cast musket ball with a visible seam and the sprue trimmed once with nippers. Smooth surface with concentric incuse lines, perhaps from the mould. At 15.2mm diameter and 19.93g, the ball was probably used in a Carbine.6: Spherical cast ball with details obscured by numerous deep cavities, probably bitemarks from chewing by animals. At 14.2mm and 16.25g, the ball was probably used in a carbine or a large pistol.
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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