Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-3D5833
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1800). The object is spherical with a casting seam visible around the circumference and there are numerous indentations on it's surface.
The metal is grey in colour with a predominantly smooth patina.
The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fire from a pistol
DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London
Diameter: 14.26mm, Weight: 14.6g.
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to the Scheme for educational use
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Weight: 14.6 g
Diameter: 14.26 mm
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SP7183
Four figure Latitude: 52.44036698
Four figure longitude: -0.95693966
1:25K map: SP7183
1:10K map: SP78SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Harding, D.F. | 2012 | Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study | London | Foresight Books |