2024-03-28T19:47:57+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/198391198391SWYOR-4C98030014724CB0F01184SHOT30.9118.071ch2007-181POST MEDIEVAL1644A lead alloy musket ball. The shot is spherical. It has a diameter of 18.07mm. The ball has a very good smooth surface. It has a good patina. The colour of the ball is light brown/creamy grey. There is a big visible casting spur and possible slip. It is post medieval and probably dates from 1644. 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).2007-10-28 17:46:552019-03-14 12:45:54412007-08-112007-08-111Certain1136360014724CB0F0118425141SWYORLead Alloy11095CastCompletePOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxMetal detectorCirca19768022028210032149041430SE1515SE1515SE11NE53.631315-1.774646101154924ch2007-18.JPG634389musket ball ch2007-185images/chall/Yorkshire and the HumberCultivated landEuropean RegionCountyNorth YorkshireDistrictHarrogateCivil Parish53.9512-1.23702Long MarstonReturned to finder95144