MUSKET BALL

A collection of 48 lead musket balls. The lead bullets such as these were used from 1400 – 1850, most of them are likely to date from the 16th - 19th century. This collection form part of a much larger collection from the same farm. Unfortunately the finder has died so the grid reference we have for the collection covers the centre of the parish only. Most of the musket balls are almost spherical. Listed below are the basic facts and measures about each ball: 1) 20.0g, 15.23mm diameter, indented 2) 32.39g, 17.89mm diameter, indented 3) 9.39g, 11.99mm diameter, indented, casting line still visible, sprue 4) 9.18g, 11.85mm diameter, indented, surface scuffed 5) 17.73g, 15.05mm diameter 6) 10.69g, 12.7mm diameter, indented, mis-shaped 7) 12.71g, 13.01mm diameter 8) 12.36g, 12.81mm diameter, indented 9) 14.3g, 13.52mm diameter, sprue 10) 12.5g, 13.02mm diameter 11) 10.72g, 12.2mm diameter, casting line still visible, 2 x sprue 12) 12.38g, 13.11mm diameter 13) 25.35g, 16.3mm diameter, indented 14) 12.32g, 12.91mm diameter, indented 15) 12.76g, 13.05mm diameter 16) 12.85g, 12.99mm diameter 17) 12.39g, 13.07mm diameter, indented 18) 13.02g, 15.02mm diameter, two sides of the ball have been flattened – due to impact 19) 13.28g. 13.23mm diameter, sprue 20) 18.38g, 15.98mm diameter, one side of the ball has been flattened – due to impact 21) 17.45g, 14.53mm diameter, sprue 22) 12.82g, 13.05mm diameter, indented 23) 12.32g, 13.07mm diameter, indented 24) 20.97g, 15.97mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 25) 12.2g, 13.51mm diameter, mis-shaped 26) 19.82g, 15.47mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact, possible sprue 27) 33.08g, 17.9mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 28) 12.42g, 12.83mm diameter, indented 29) 13.6g, 13.62mm diameter, indented 30) 8.94g, 12.2mm diameter, indented 31) 22.18g, 15.66mm diameter, indented 32) 12.45g, 12.93mm diameter 33) 21.35g, 15.63mm diameter 34) 19.9g, 15.52mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 35) 12.75g, 13.05mm diameter, indented, possible tooth or ramrod marks 36) 13.07g, 13.39mm diameter 37) 18.26g, 15.49mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 38) 8.15g, 11.34mm diameter, one side of the ball has been flattened – due to impact 39) 9.97g, 12.86mm diameter, mis-shaped 40) 13.02g, 12.91mm diameter 41) 6.51g, 11.05 diameter, mis-shaped, casting line still visible 42) 5.64g, 13.41mm diameter, only half the ball survives, one surface of the ball has been flattened – due to impact 43) 12.86g, 14.13mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 44) 19.35g, 15.14mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact, mis-shaped 45) 12.31g, 12.92mm diameter 46)12.94g, 14.26mm diameter, sprue 47) 12.79g, 13.05 mm diameter 48) 4.08g, 9.06mm diameter