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SHOT
Unique ID: SWYOR-E8F706
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy Post medieval musket ball dating from AD 1600 - 1800, probably AD 1644. The ball is distorted. It has a very deep groove across one face and metal displaced to the side, probably impact damage. The ball is 11.9mm diameter and at 8.4g it was probably fired from a pistol (Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.). The ball has a light cream patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.4 g
Diameter: 11.9 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 form number 2459, FP 12
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.
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