2024-03-29T06:37:45+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/593425593425PUBLIC-706B46PAS52C706B4001CC1SHOTCarbine or pistol10.512.51With Finder1POST MEDIEVAL16001800A cast lead alloy shot / ball for use in a carbine / pistol of post medieval date (AD1600-1800). The shot is spherical with a relatively well formed surface patina. The shot is relatively round and smooth - suggesting that it has not been fired. There is a small flat spot where the casting sprue had been removed / trimmed. The colour of the ball is a pale grey with areas of white powdery corrosion.
Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. The context of this find / assemblage would indicate a date in the English civil war. 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).
The musket ball measures diameter: 12.5mm, weight 10.8 grams.2014-01-03 18:51:322014-05-27 20:18:28432013-09-211Possibly11313641PAS52C706B4001CC125141PUBLICLead Alloy11095CastCompleteGoodPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxMODERNMOp0gjgrsgn96Metal detectorCircaCirca57243729933246329241426Restricted AccessSO6970SO67SEClows Top26353103101451124WS002.jpg776Post medieval musket ballWilliam Burleigh5images/longcross/West MidlandsMinimal cultivationCultivated landEuropean RegionCountyWorcestershireDistrictMalvern HillsCivil Parish52.3379-2.45102Restricted AccessReturned to finder95144