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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. A shallow depression where the casting sprue was removed with nippers is still visible. The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It has circumferential ridges, probably from the mould. It is 16.1mm in diameter and weighs 24.77gm. The weight suggests it would have been used in an arquebus or caliver. (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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