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SHOT

Unique ID: SWYOR-D129F5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy musket ball of post-Medieval date, circa 1644. There are two small, oval depressions flanking a short ridge, indicating where the casting sprue has been removed with nippers. Other smaller marks and striations may be caused by gas erosion. The ball has a pale, yellowish-grey patina. It is 13.6mm in diameter and weighs 14.72gm. The weight suggests it would have been used in a large 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: 14.72 g
Diameter: 13.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st December 2014 - Sunday 21st December 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS 2459 FP24

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: 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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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