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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. A faint casting seam can still be seen. There are also two small, circular depressions with a short ridge between them, suggesting that the casting sprue was removed with a pair of nippers. The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 17.4mm in diameter and weighs 31.02gm. The weight suggests it would have been used in a musket. (Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.)
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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