Record ID: LIN-6A7411 - MODERN bullet

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BULLET

Unique ID: LIN-6A7411

Object type certainty: Certain

Six lead bullets in various stages of use. The diameters are in excess of 14mm and are probably from a .577 calibre rifle.

1. Domed lead bullet, no markings or signs of use. Hollow interior. L:27mm, diam: 14mm, internal diam: 10mm, weight: 33.26g.

2. Domed lead bullet, ?ceramic in hollow interior, three bands around body, two notches in tip. The body has a series of horizonal lines running across the body suggesting that this has been fired. L: 24mm, diam: 14mm, internal diam: 10mmm, weight: 30.25g.

3. Body from a bullet. The body is cylindrical and has four bands. The interior contains ?ceramic. The head has bent on impact; the domed tip is missing.. L: 21mm, diameter: 15mm, internal diameter: 12mm, weight: 30.02g.

4. Splayed lead bullet. The bullet has splayed on impact. The body has four bands. L; 35mm, W: 25mm, thickness: 10mm, Weight: 29.32g.

5. Flat lead bullet. The bullet has flattened on impact. The bullet is now flat, circular and displays three bands. The bullet appears to have impacted side-on. Diameter: 37mm, thickness 3mm. Weight: 27.97g.

6. Flattened tip from a lead bullet. The tip is domed with a flat base. Diameter: 17mm, weight: 8mm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 6

Materials and construction

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

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
Parish: Walcot Near Folkingham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF0734
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
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: Tuesday 1st February 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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