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MUSKET BALL
Unique ID: DEV-0FB107
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval lead alloy musket ball dating from c. AD 1600 - 1800. The item was originally spherical in form; one half of the musket ball has become flattened and mis-shapen, possibly as a result of surface impact or it may have been deliberately cut in order to have a more devastating effect upon impact. There are linear striations visible on the flattened surface which may be cut marks. The patina is whitish- gray in colour.
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: 25.71 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th January 2014
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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: Axmouth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SY2692
Four figure Latitude: 50.72289233
Four figure longitude: -3.04970099
1:25K map: SY2692
1:10K map: SY22SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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