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Description: | Lead probable musket balls. Twelve cast balls with mould lines and the stubs of casting sprue, probably smoothed by prolonged immersion. The mass of the balls, typically just under an ounce, may be apt to use with light muskets, carbines or heavy pistols of military specification. None of these have been fired. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.a) Diameter: 17.2mm, Weight: 24.62gmsb) Diameter: 17.1mm, Weight: 25.63gmsc) Diameter: 17.1mm, Weight: 25.26gmsd) Diameter: 17.2mm, Weight: 25.46gmse) Diameter: 17.3mm, Weight: 27.38gmsf) Diameter: 16.9mm, Weight: 23.60gmsg) Diameter: 17.0mm, Weight: 25.00gmsh) Diameter: 17.4mm, Weight: 24.95gmsi) Diameter: 16.8mm, Weight: 24.79gmsJ) Diameter: 17.0mm, Weight: 24.63gmsk) Diameter: 16.9mm, Weight: 24.96gmsl) Diameter: 16.9mm, Weight: 24.70gmsCombined Weight: c.310gms
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