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SHOT
Unique ID: NARC-A31D52
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1800). The object is spherical. The ball displays post depositional damage in the form of shallow scratches.
The metal is grey in colour with a smooth patina.
The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fire from a musket.
DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London
Diameter: 17.65mm, Weight: 31.2g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to the Scheme for educational use
Chronology
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
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 31.2 g
Diameter: 17.65 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: East Farndon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding, D.F. | 2012 | Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study | London | Foresight Books |
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