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TOY
Unique ID: LIN-C8A876
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy Post Medieval toy cannon.
The cannon is circular in profile, slightly wider at the terminal end. there is a small globular knop protruding from the terminal. There is a small circular hole at one end, possibly where a cannon would have been lit. there are 4 concentric circles around the main barrel of the cannon. The diameter of the cannon widens towards the muzzle. there are two trunnions which protrude from the center of the barrel, and would have been where the cannon would have rested on a carriage. The toy is in good condition. This cannon is likely to date to the 18th century. A similar cannon can be seen on the database ESS-2B2132.
Notes:
This object was recorded at a rally. The description and photograph may not therefore meet the usual standard of recording.
Class: Cannon
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 71 mm
Width: 21 mm
Weight: 28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Grange de Lings, Lincolnshire
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Grange De Lings (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9877
Four figure Latitude: 53.280928
Four figure longitude: -0.531619
1:25K map: SK9877
1:10K map: SK97NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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