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Description: | Lead musket ball. Cast ball with several scratches on its surface, one of saltire form and another deeper; patinated overall. The mass, at over an ounce, suggest this would be apt to use with a muzzle loading smoothbore firearm of military specification, and the proximity of a Civil War fort at Trent Falls may be relevant to this discovery. While the scratches would do little to increase the lethality of the ball, the recurrence of a saltire might point to the presence of Scottish troops, presumably Parliamentarian allies, indulging the time-honoured tradition of adding messages to projectiles - in this case, from their national or unit flag. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Diameter: 17.5mm, Weight: 30.74gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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