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Description: | A complete post-Medieval lead alloy musket ball (c. 1600-c. 1800).This ball is sub-spherical and the surface is uneven. It has a flattened cylindrical band around the circumference. Scoring on the band may be due to roughness in the bore. There is a flattened area due to impact and also a dent. A raised line may be part of a casting seam.The ball is grey with hints of a buff patina.Maximum diameter: 18.2mm. Weight: 31.97g.The weight suggests that it could have been used in a musket (Harding 2012).Harding, D.F., 2012. Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study. London. Foresight Books. London.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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