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MUSKET BALL

Unique ID: DEV-3F5481

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval lead alloy musket ball. Bullet is banded at the circumference suggesting it has been fired. Several striations are visible at right angles to the band, caused as the bullet travelled down the barrel. One hemisphere is slightly flattened at the end and there is some denting over the top of the striations.

Notes:

Photo ref. 683

Class: Banded bullet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.4 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th May 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Ottery St. Mary (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SY0998
Four figure Latitude: 50.774417
Four figure longitude: -3.29196
1:25K map: SY0998
1:10K map: SY08SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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