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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. The ball is a sliver of a sphere, with a nearly flat but convex face where the ball appears to have been cut. A hole is visible in the exposed section, probably a casting flaw. The casting seam is visible on the surviving outer face. The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 14.8mm in diameter and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 8.31gm. Since less than half of the ball survives, it was probably originally of sufficient weight to suggest that it was used in a carbine or small musket.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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