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Description: | Two cast lead musket ball, probably of Post-Medieval date, AD 1600 - 1900. A faint casting seam and a small, circular depression where the casting sprue has been removed are still visible on both balls. They have a medium gray patina.One is 6.34mm in diameter and weighs 8.62gm. The other is It is 11.7mm in diameter and weighs 9.32gm. The weight suggests that these are pistol balls. (Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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