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Description: | Lead musket ball. Dumbbell shot. A pair of cast spheres linked by a short thick cylindrical sprue. The two balls bear indications of circumferential flattened belts, probably an effect arising from set up at the moment of firing. One ball, presumably that uppermost in the barrel when the shot was loaded, bears a circular impression of diameter 8mm with a central dimple from use of a ramrod. Dumbbell shot offered the chance to enhance the 'stopping power' of a load by doubling its weight. The one piece construction is typical of examples probably made according to English practice; Continental versions having an iron stalk between the ball. The mass, at over two ounces, would be apt to use with a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm of military specification. The lack of patina - if not arising from cleaning by the finder - may indicate this object has recently been disturbed from a sealed context. It is an example of a range of experimental munitions developed in the course of the 17th century. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.Length: 37.9mm, Diameter: 17.1mm, Weight: 60.60gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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