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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. It displays gas errosion where gas has escaped part the ball in the muzzle (see plate 19a and 19b in Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study). The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 17.9mm in diameter and weighs 33.43gm. 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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