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SHOT
Unique ID: LVPL-51A6CB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy cast musket ball of post-medieval date (c.1600-1800). It has a light brown patina and some straitions on the surface, likely caused by animals chewing it post depositionally (Harding, 2012). The weight was suggest it was used in a carbine (Harding, 2012)., and it's condition makes it likely that it was never fired. Some parts of the casting seem are still visible.
Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. The context of this find / assemblage would indicate a date in the English civil war. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005).
Dimensions: Diameter 17mm, weight 22.2g
Evidence of reuse: 1800
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: 1
Weight: 22.2 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th January 2016 - Wednesday 27th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Rufford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 2005 | Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark | London | Museum of London Archaeology Service |
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