MUSKET BALL

A collection of 40 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) 30.05g, 17.65mm diameter, indented, possible tooth or ramrod marks 2) 29.93g, 17.43mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 3) 19.59g, 17.62mm diameter, indented, one side of the ball has been flattened due to impact 4) 30.12g, 17.53mm diameter, indented 5) 20.22g, 15.1mm diameter, sprue 6) 17.27g, 14.53mm diameter, indented, casting line still visible 7) 21.85g, 15.48mm diameter, slightly flattened due to impact 8) 20.98g, 15.52mm diameter, indented, casting line still visible 9) 17.91g, 14.1mm diameter, mis-shaped 10) 14.05g, 13.33mm diameter, mis-shaped, possible tooth or ramrod marks 11) 22.67g, 15.56mm diameter 12) 31.15g, 17.76mm diameter, linear indentations 13) 18.02g, 16.5mm diameter, indented, slightly flattened due to impact 14) 31.09g, 17.13mm diameter, indented, slightly flattened due to impact 15) 33.81g, 10.51mm diameter, two sides of the ball have been flattened – due to impact, large indentations also due to impact 16) 30.65g, 17.64mm diameter, casting line still visible 17) 26.85g, 16.82mm diameter, indented & pitted 18) 29.81g, 16.9mm diameter, casting line still visible 19) 33.1g. 17.93mm diameter, casting line still visible 20) 23.88g, 16.24mm diameter, mis-shaped, deep grooves in surface 21) 12.45g, 12.82mm diameter 22) 23.04g, 16.1mm diameter, indented 23) 12.53g, 12.79mm diameter, indented 24) 10.37g, 12.32mm diameter, casting line still visible 25) 12.47g, 12.81mm diameter, indented 26) 12.41g, 13.34mm diameter, one large indentation due to impact 27) 22.02g, 16.15mm diameter, both sides of the ball have been flattened – due to impact 28) 9.35g, 11.9mm diameter, casting line still visible 29) 16.71g, 15.35mm diameter, indented & mis-shaped 30) 4.16g, 9.34mm diameter, indented & pitted 31) 29.79g, 18.83mm diameter, indented & one large indentation due to impact 32) 25.5g, 16.98mm diameter 33) 22.28g, 15.71mm diameter, casting line still visible, small sprue 34) 20.73g, 15.66mm diameter 35) 31.26g, 17.73mm diameter, indented, possible tooth or ramrod marks 36) 29.17g, 17.07mm diameter, indented 37) 18.80g, 17.08mm diameter, one side of the ball has been flattened – due to impact 38) 22.73g, 17.74mm diameter, two large indentations due to impact, possible extraction screw mark 39) 30.63g, 17.58mm diameter, indented & pitted 40) 30.42g, 17.84mm diameter, indented & pitted