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SHOT
Unique ID: NLM-F87746
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible shot. Probably a cast ball; if so, misshapen by impact, perhaps into a soft material such as clay. The mass, at nearly an ounce, may suggest this was fired from a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm of military specification, possibly a pistol, carbine or light musket. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800
Diameter: 19.4mm, Weight: 26.84gms
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: 26.84 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40173
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Burwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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