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SHOT
Unique ID: NLM-AA2B44
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead shot. Cast ball with a bright grey metal surface. The good condition may argue a relatively recent date, unless cleaned to this state by the finder; this object was possibly finished in an abrasive drum. The mass may suggest this was for use with a smoothbore muzzle loading pistol or carbine, possibly of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1850.
Diameter: 14.7mm, Weight: 19.62gms
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 19.62 g
Diameter: 14.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36889
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Authorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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