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Unique ID: PUBLIC-CE1219
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast lead alloy shot / ball for use in a 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 sprue scar with one sloping facet, where the casting sprue was probably cut with a knife. The colour of the ball is a pale grey / white. The surface appears to have bite marks and some other scars, that have probably been made by agricultural machinery.
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).
Diameter: 12.4mm Weight: 10.8g
The weight suggests it was for use in a Pistol (Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War)
Notes:
This Pistol / shot was one of over 100 lead /alloy shot of various sizes found so far, on the top of elevated ground, surrounding a medieval house
Class: Pistol Shot / Ball
Current location of find: With Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Weight: 10.8 g
Diameter: 12.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th September 2013
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Harding, D.F. | 2012 | Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study | London | Foresight Books | 9780953085361 |