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SHOT
Unique ID: SWYOR-3F49A2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy musket ball. The shot is Spherical .it has a diameter of 16.9mm.the ball has a pitted surface .the colour of the ball is creamy white.the patina is poor. 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
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 26.65 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th November 2007 - Tuesday 27th November 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ch2007-51
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Long Marston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4850
Four figure Latitude: 53.94389
Four figure longitude: -1.270215
1:25K map: SE4850
1:10K map: SE45SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney, P. | 1988 | Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 11 |
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