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SHOT
Unique ID: NLM-1C7B3B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead shot. Cast ball, with trace of mould line and with a surface indentation suggesting impact against a hard and lightly curved surface. The mass, at a little over half an ounce, may suggest use with a pistol or carbine of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.
Diameter: 15.9mm, Weight: 18.51gms
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: 18.51 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40515
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Keelby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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