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SHOT
Unique ID: NARC-701504
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object is spherical with a shallow circumferential casting seam. The ball displays possible minor signs of impact damage.
The metal is cream in colour with a pitted and corroded patina
The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fired from a Pistol
Diameter: 12.07mm, Weight: 8.9g.
DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1640
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.9 g
Diameter: 12.07 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: SP7285
Four figure Latitude: 52.45821331
Four figure longitude: -0.9418006
1:25K map: SP7285
1:10K map: SP78NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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