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Description: | A lead alloy Post medieval musket ball dating from AD 1600 - 1800, probably AD 1644. The ball is distorted. There is evidence of gas errosion in the form of radial striations round the least damaged face. The other side of the ball has a very deep groove across is and metal displace to the side, probably impact damage or post depositional damage. The ball is 17.5mm diameter. At 21.17g it was probably fired from a carbine (Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.). The ball has a light cream 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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