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Description: | Lead shot. Cast ball with an impressed circular groove at one end and the flat stub of a snipped sprue opposite; patinated overall. The circular groove suggests this was fired from a breech loading pistol with a 'turn off' mechanism (Harding 2012, page53, plate 17c), the groove being a mark left by the mouth of the breech when the barrel of the pistol was screwed on over charge and ball. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.Diameter: 13.9mm, Weight: 14.8gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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