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SHOT
Unique ID: OXON-7198EC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy shot / ball of probable Post-Medieval or Early Modern date (1600-1800 AD) from a pistol.
The shot is spherical, is irregular on its surface with some indents and is an even grey colour. A clear casting line is visible running around its circumference.
it is 13.9mm in diameter and weighs 15.05 grams
Due to the size and weight the ball is most likely to be from a pistol. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005)
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: 15.05 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th November 2021 - Wednesday 10th November 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2589
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
Parish or ward: Ellesborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8308
Four figure Latitude: 51.76453914
Four figure longitude: -0.7986948
1:25K map: SP8308
1:10K map: SP80NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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