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Description: | Lead alloy possible vessel fragments. Three strips of sheet metal which are torn on all sides. Two have the combination of vertical ribbing on their [?]outer surface and horizontal ribs on the [?]internal surface. A similar texturing appears on modern-era anti-aircraft shell shrapnel, where it was intended to maximise fragmentation. A third fragment bears ribbing on one side only. These objects were recovered together with a large quantity of musket ball. They may be fragments from a case shot: a canister filled with musket or pistol ball and fired from a smoothbore gun as an anti-personnel weapon. The case was often made of tin. A number of the numerous ball recovered along with these objects bore multiple indentations which may be characteristic of having been fired as part of the charge of a case shot. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850.a) Length: 45.3mm, Width (as found): 24.4mm, Thickness: 3.0mm, Weight: 13.07gmsb) Length: 28.8mm, Width: 14.9mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 4.28gmsc) Length: 64.9mm, Width: 13.0mm, Thickness: 2.8mm, Weight: 11.24gmsCombined Weight: 28.60gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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