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Description: | Lead shot. Cast ball with a flattened circumferential belt from set up, linear striations from gas erosion - both effects occurring at the time of firing of an unwadded projectile - and with a pronounced flat annular indentation at one end relative to the other features, which suggests the ball has been loaded into and fired from a pistol of military specification with a turn-off breech loading mechanism. The ball may relate to activity centred on a nearby Civil War period fort guarding the mouth of the River Trent. Patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Diameter: 15.4mm, Length: 15.1mm, Weight: 22.09gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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