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Description: | Lead shot. Twelve cast balls for a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm. Four have faint traces of a mould line (row A), and seven have slight flat areas where the balls were nipped from sprue (rows A and B), two have small flat areas from impact or from use of a ramrod (row C); patinated overall. 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. Dimensions and Weights:A1: D: 11.4, W: 8.44gmsA2: D: 11.3mm, W: 7.89gmsA3: D: 11.4mm, W: 8.15gmsA4: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.17gmsB1: D: 11.4mm, W: 8.41gmsB2: D: 11.3mm, W: 8.39gmsB3: D: 11.2mm, W: 7.78gmsB4: D: 11.5mm, W: 7.92gmsC1: D: 11.5mm, W: 8.19gmsC2: D: 11.4mm, W: 8.00gmsC3: D: 11.3mm, W: 7.64gmsC4: D: 11.2mm, W: 7.84gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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