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SHOT
Unique ID: NLM-CDB3E8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead shot. Cast ball with possible mould line and scar where removed from casting sprue. Patinated overall. The size and mass would make this suitable for a pistol or carbine of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.
Diameter: 15.4mm, Weight: 18.12gms.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.12 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 30th June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26051a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bottesford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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