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Description: | Lead musket balls. Seven cast balls, all with possible evidence of firing, and some with visible manufacturing evidence. Those bearing only a flat patch listed below as '?ramrod' might have incurred this damage through crushing in storage, though if combined with impact damage the ball has certainly been used. The mass of the balls, typically over one ounce, may suggest them to be for use with muzzle loading smoothbore firearms of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.a) Diameter: 17.2mm, Weight: 29.02gms (flat area of 8mm diameter - ?from ramrod)b): Diameter: 18.5mm, Weight: 28.49gms (flattened ends - ?part of multiple load)c) Diameter: 17.8mm, Weight: 30.17gms (flattened end - ?part of multiple load)d) Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 28.19gms (flat area of 8mm diameter - ?from ramrod)e) Diameter: 17.9mm, Weight: 28.60gms (flat area of 8mm diameter - ?from ramrod)f) Diameter: 117.4mm, Weight: 28.09gms (flat area of 8mm diameter - ?from ramrod)g) Diameter: 17.6mm, Weight: 30.0gms (gouged by impact against hard ridged surface)Combined Weight: c.205gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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