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SHOT
Unique ID: CPAT-39FD14
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A collection of post medieval lead shot probably dating from between the 16th and 18th centuries. One is a 'dumbbell type slug' (2 small balls linked by a bar), while the others are 'capstan type slugs' (waisted cylinders). They were all found within 15 yards of each other and in the area of the Civil War battle at Montgomery, Powys. The shapes of some of them have been re-moulded, probably by impact.
Notes:
Weight and dimensions relate to one example.
With thanks to Dr Glen Foard for his help with identification.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 7
Length: 21.6 mm
Width: 16 mm
Weight: 28.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2008
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: PRN54881
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Powys (Unitary Authority)
District: Powys (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Montgomery (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO2395
Four figure Latitude: 52.547382
Four figure longitude: -3.136942
1:25K map: SO2395
1:10K map: SO29NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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1 comment
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David Harding wrote @ 15:00:11 on the 10th December 2012.
This group of finds consists of "bobbin" shot and one "dumb-bell" shot of the English Civil War period. They are covered at length in my book "Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study" (Foresight Books, London, 2012).
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