SWYOR-EE412E: A damaged Post-medieval musket ball

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Unique ID: SWYOR-EE412E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. The ball is misshapen and deformed, with deep tooth marks, probably as a result of animal activity after deposition in the soil. (Compare Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study, plate 31.) The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 13.2mm in diameter and weighs 8.28gm. The weight suggests that this 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: 8.28 g
Diameter: 13.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014 - Thursday 1st January 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS 2459 FP18

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
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: SE4851
Four figure Latitude: 53.95287719
Four figure longitude: -1.27005859
1:25K map: SE4851
1:10K map: SE45SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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