MUSKET BALL

Unique ID: SWYOR-4CD354

Object type certainty: Certain
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A lead alloy musket ball. The shot is spherical. It has a diameter of 15.09mm. The ball has a smooth patina. There is a large casting spur. The colour is creamy yellow. It is post medieval and probably dates from 1644. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney’s “Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century” (1988) and on page 202 of “Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition” by Geoff Egan (2005).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1644

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 21.14 g
Diameter: 15.09 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Chris Hall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Chris Hall - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: ch2007-19

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
Parish: Long Marston

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5757
Four figure Latitude: 54.005886 Four figure longitude: -1.131811
1:25K map: SE5757
1:10K map: SE55NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]

Adjacent Domesday Book places

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References cited

Courtney, P, 1988. Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century : Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 11, pp

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