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Description: | A complete post-Medieval lead alloy musket ball (c. 1600-c. 1800).This ball is sub-spherical in form. It has a circumferential band around its girth which has a maximum depth of c. 6.8mm. The band is interrupted by an irregular dent.The ball is generally grey with some minor pitting.Diameter: 19.6mm. Weight: 33.47g.The weight suggests that it could have been used in a musket (Harding 2012).Harding, D.F., 2012. Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study. London. Foresight Books. 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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