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Description: | A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. It is now hemispherical, one side having been flattened as a result of impacting, at moderate velocity, against some flat, solid surface other than stone. (Compare Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study, page 71, plate 26). The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. In its current configuration it is 13.5mm in diameter and 7mm thick. It weighs 6.66gm. The weight suggests that it is large buckshot. (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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