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Unique ID: NLM-B56423
Object type certainty: Certain
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Lead shot. Cast dumbbell shot comprising two spherical ends linked by an integrally cast oval section shank of length 5.3mm. Each sphere has a light chip on its side, but no convincing impact damage. Patinated overall. The mass and diameter may suggest this was intended for use with a pistol, as are the majority of English shot of this form. The casting of a dumbbell shot in one piece was the most usual way it would be made in England, though European examples often have an iron stem. This adapted shot would offer greater penetration through its increased weight, and was also liable to distortion in the barrel when fired. This could actually improve its accuracy and muzzle velocity - so long as distortion was not so extreme as to foul the gun barrel. When ammunition was low, the shot could also be divided into two conventional balls. It is perhaps unlikely this example had been used, given its excellent condition (D.F. Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a radical study, Foresight Books, London, pages 110-128). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Length: 25.6mm, Diameter: 12.4mm, Weight: 20.71gms.
Class: Dumbbell
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.6 mm
Weight: 20.71 g
Diameter: 12.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th May 2014
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Other reference: NLM25401a
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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