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SHOT
Unique ID: SWYOR-1D946A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two lead alloy musket balls of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800.
1. Spherical ball with casting seam smoothed and casting sprue removed, probably with a single cut from nippers. At 15.9mm diameter and 22.26g, this ball was probably for use in a Carbine. It has a cream yellow patina.
2. sub-spherical ball with the two halves of the mould mis-aligned. Casting sprue trimmed with a knife. At 11.7mm diameter and 10.03g, this was probably for use in a pistol. It has a dark grey 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: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Thursday 14th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2607
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Selby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5932
Four figure Latitude: 53.78099401
Four figure longitude: -1.10610672
1:25K map: SE5932
1:10K map: SE53SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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