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SHOT
Unique ID: SWYOR-E65541
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy pistol ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 11.3mm in diameter and weighs 8.41gm. The weight suggests it would have been used in a very small pistol. (Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1644
Date to: Circa AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.41 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th December 2014 - Sunday 14th December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS 2459, 2, FP03
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Long Marston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4951
Four figure Latitude: 53.95278368
Four figure longitude: -1.25482189
1:25K map: SE4951
1:10K map: SE45SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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