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SHOT
Unique ID: WMID-9AAE46
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy pistol ball of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800.
The ball is semi flattened, probably as a result of having struck, at high velocity, squarely against a flat, unyielding surface. The impacted side is flat with a diagonal ridge on one side. The non impacted side is domed, and has a horizontal groove running along the centre of the dome.
In its current configuration it is 19.3 mm long, 17.1 mm wide and 12.1 mm thick. It weighs 19.1 g.
It is a mid grey in colour and has an even patina.
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
Length: 19.3 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 12.1 mm
Weight: 19.1 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (District)
Parish or ward: Brown Edge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8952
Four figure Latitude: 53.06512676
Four figure longitude: -2.16560289
1:25K map: SJ8952
1:10K map: SJ85SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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