Record ID: SWYOR-75F247 - POST MEDIEVAL ammunition

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Ammunition

Unique ID: SWYOR-75F247

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Post medieval musket ball

A lead alloy musket ball. The ball is spherical and has a diameter of 12.7mm, weighing 11.70g. There is no casting spur or distortion. The musket was invented in the early sixteenth century, so musket balls are post-medieval in date. It has a grey hue.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 11.7 g
Diameter: 12.7 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

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

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: South Yorkshire
District: Sheffield
Parish: Bradfield

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SK2787
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th August 2008

Personal details

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Recorded by: - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Stuart Ward - [view all attributed records]

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