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POWDER MEASURE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-4FB166
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post Medieval cast lead Powder Flask cap, circa 1600 AD - 1700 AD. One of the integral loops that attached the cap to a bandolier is missing. The cap secured the mouth of a flask, that held a single charge of gunpowder for a Musket. Sometimes up to twelve such flasks were attached to a bandolier and were referred to as "Apostles". The images show the cap in its original as found condition, and also after restoration. It measures height 20.2mm, base diameter 19.02mm, and weight 25.2g. The diameter of the attachment loop is 8.7mm, and its perforation 2.5mm. It is in fair condition.
An illustration of a Musketeer complete with Bandolier and Apostles attached ,can be seen in Gordon Bailey's "Detector Finds 5", Greenlight Publishing 2002. pp22.
Class: cap
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 20.2 mm
Weight: 25.2 g
Diameter: 19.02 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
To be known as: Harrietsham.
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 2002 | Detector Finds 5 | Great Britain | Greenlight Publishing | 22 |
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