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Description: | Lead musket ball. Cast ball with a flattened circumferential belt from set up and a flattened end, the latter perhaps from its forming part of a multiple load. Patinated overall. The mass, at over an ounce, suggests this would be used with a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Diameter: 17.3mm, Length: 16.7mm, Weight: 30.94gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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