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Description: | Lead shot. Twelve cast balls for a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm. Four have very faint traces of a mould line, and six have slight flat areas where the balls were nipped from sprue; patinated overall (rows A and B). One shot (C4) has a round impression of diameter 5mm, perhaps from a hollow-ended ramrod. The mass and dimensions of these shot may suggest their use with a light fowling piece or 'rook and rabbit' gun. The rarity of manufacturing evidence might suggest these to have been rolled after casting, which may indicate manufacture in an industrial setting. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800. Visually sorted and presented in groups of 12 items: A is the top row, B the second and C the third, sub-numbered 1-4 reading left to right. These are part of a large assemblage of shot ascribed to a single general location.Dimensions and Weights:A1: D: 11.8mm, W: 8.69gmsA2: D: 12.2mm, W: 10.49gmsA3: D: 11.2mm, W: 8.07gmsA4: D: 11.4mm, W: 8.30gmsB1: D: 8.4mm, W: 8.42gmsB2: D: 11.2mm, W: 8.14gmsB3: D: 11.0mm, W: 7.59gmsB4: D: 12.0mm, W: 9.38gmsC1: D: 11.2mm, W: 7.93gmsC2: D: 11.5mm, W: 8.21gmsC3: D: 11.3mm, W: 7.01gmsC4: D: 11.1mm, W: 7.39gmsA1: D: 11.4mm, W: 7.74gmsA2: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.15gmsA3: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.13gmsA4: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.32gmsB1: D: 11.1mm, W: 7.82gmsB2: D: 11.4mm, W: 7.65gmsB3: D: 11.1mm, W: 7.31gmsB4: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.33gmsC1: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.30gmsC2: D: 11.2mm, W: 7.24gmsC3: D: 10.6mm, W: 6.84gmsC4: D: 11.3mm, W: 7.96gms
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