Record ID: LON-93D2A4 - MODERN armour and weapons

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ARMOUR AND WEAPONS

Unique ID: LON-93D2A4

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Complete wooden ramrod

A Post Medieval - Modern wood and copper alloy ramrod for a muzzle-loading weapon (1760 - 1880). The shaft is made from wood and tapers from 12.08mm to 8.50mm. At the wider end is a flaring copper alloy terminal, this may be the ball-seating cup. At the narrow end is a slightly tapering copper alloy terminal with four ridge and grooves near the end. There is a rivet hole for attachment near the open end. The rivet is non longer present.

Dimensions: Diameter: 12.08mm; length: 905mm; weight: 110.63g.

Notes:

The finder's research notes: if this ramrod is military it will predate 1760, steel replaced wood 1760, if sporting weapon the date will continue to c.1880 (the finder believes this to be the most likely option). This is a ramrod for a muzzle-loading weapon of 0.729" bore or very similar 12bore, the ram rod is 36" in length, therefore barrel must be less than this.

Class: Ramrod

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1760
Date to: AD 1880

Dimensions and weight

Length: 905 mm
Weight: 110.63 g
Diameter: 12.08 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Wood [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Copper alloy [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Bob Wells - [view all attributed records]

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