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Description: | Lead shot. Cast ball which is elongated with longitudinal grooves from gas erosion and a flattened circumferential belt caused by set up; patinated overall. Both the distorting effects may suggest the ball was loaded unwadded, which might suggest the gun was loaded in haste. The mass, at about an ounce, suggests the ball was fired by a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm of military specification; the mass of the ball would be apt to a musket in this reporter's view, while the calibre of the weapon might rather suggest a pistol or carbine . Suggested date: post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Length: 18.1mm, diameter: 15.6mm
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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