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Description: | Post Medieval 16th to 19th century musket ball: The lead ball has probably been impacted, or damaged in the barrel as it is a sub-triangle in section with one face being convex, the other two are straight and form a lip either side of the convex face. The ball/shot has a matte, mid grey coloured patina. It measures 21.24mm long, 14.1mm wide, 15.16mm thick and weighs 26.33g.Ball shot was the prime form of small arms projectile used from the very late Medieval Period to middle of the 19th century. However, the majority of small arms shot originates from the mid 17th to the end of the 19th century. Dating small arms shot is extremely difficult as there was no standardisation of calibre or weight until the middle 17th century and then only for military arms. This example may date to the mid 17th century, but there is no evidence to say this is certain however.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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