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Description: | Nine complete, lead or lead alloy shot of the Post Medieval period, probably dating from c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1700.The balls are broadly spherical. On numbers 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 the casting seam is prominent. The casting sprue is evident on numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9. Number 8 shows signs of a pinched base, which could be evidence of firing but could also be explained by gas erosion. Number 2 has two casting seams, aligned at right angles to each other and two casting sprues one on the side and one at the base. There is little further evidence to suggest the balls have been fired. All display post depositional damage in the form of minor scratches, depressions and indentations on the surface.Measurements: (Image, 1 = Top left, 9 = bottom right)1. Diameter: 10.7 mm, Weight: 6.8 g2. Diameter: 11.1 mm, Weight: 6.4 g3. Diameter: 11.0 mm, Weight: 7.7 g4. Diameter: 10.6 mm, Weight: 6.7 g5. Diameter: 11.31 mm, Weight: 7.6 g6. Diameter: 10.0 mm, Weight: 5.8 g7. Diameter: 10.5 mm, Weight: 7.1 g8. Diameter: 11.5 mm, Weight: 7.6 g9. Diameter: 10.2 mm, Weight: 5.5 gAverage measurement Diameter: 10.8 mm, Weight: 6.8 g (0.37 oz)The balls are a mid to dark grey in colour with an uneven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. The average weight of the shot suggests that they probably would have formed a charge of buckshot. Other examples of this type of shot have been recorded on the database, including NLM-74525F and NLM-C96C4C.Reference:D F Harding, 2012, PAS 'Musket Ball Identification Sheet' based on "Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study" Foresight Publications, London
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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