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Description: | A lead alloy Post medieval musket ball dating from AD 1600 - 1800, probably AD 1644. The ball is distorted and pitted, remaining smoother on one face. Shallow circular depressions on the smoother face may suggest it was fired as buckhot or hail shot. The deep irregular pitting and rough face may be the result of impact damage from rough stones. The ball is 15.2mm long, 12.9mm wide and 9.6mm thick. At 7.34g it was probably buckshot (Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.). The ball has a light grey patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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