Rights Holder: William Burleigh
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Unique ID: PUBLIC-2EE503
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast lead alloy shot / ball for use as Buckshot of post medieval date (AD1600-1800). The shot is sub spherical with a relatively well formed surface patina. The shot is flattened in one area - suggesting that it has been fired. There is no sprue scar and no casting seam is present. The colour of the ball is a pale grey / white. The damaged area is hollow and is consistent with damage caused by compaction with other shot in the load.
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: 10.7mm Weight: 6.3g
The weight suggests it was for use as Buckshot (Harding 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War)
Notes:
This Buckshot / Ball 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: Buckshot / 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: 6.3 g
Diameter: 10.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th 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 |