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Description: | Lead shot. Cast plug shot or slug of cylindrical form, rounded at both its ends and lightly patinated overall. This would serve to improve the chances of hitting or disabling a target, and would usually form part of a multiple load for a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm. The mass may suggest it to have been used with a pistol. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Diameter: 13.6mm, Length: 14.9mm, Weight: 18.51gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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