2011-06-23 11:06:31 Amy Downes acooper 2011-06-23 11:10:00 Amy Downes acooper SWYOR-310274 MUSKET BALL A group of nine Post Medieval pistol shots or musket balls made of lead alloy. Several have visible casting seams, and some are impacted or fragmented. They range in diameter from 11.27mm to 13.8mm with another fragment of a much larger ball with a diameter of greater than 15.5mm. They have grey or white patinas. They date from 1600 - 1800 AD. Also in this group of finds is a tapering cylinder of lead alloy which weighs 13.42g (just under half an ounce) and measures 12mm long by 13.13mm diameter at the wider end and 10.7mm diameter at the smaller end. This may be a lead weight, or canister shot, or waste material from lead working. A group of nine Post Medieval pistol shots or musket balls made of lead alloy. Several have visible casting seams, and some are impacted or fragmented. They range in diameter from 11.27mm to 13.8mm with another fragment of a much larger ball with a diameter of greater than 15.5mm. They have grey ... Lead Alloy Cast POST MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL 1600 1800 Fair Incomplete 2011-06-23 11:06:31 WEST YORKSHIRE WAKEFIELD SOUTH HIENDLEY POINT( ) SE31SE SE3912 29.06.2003 Metal detector 10 SWYOR Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.