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Unique ID: NLM-B382E5
Object type certainty: Possibly
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Lead possible shot. A cast round section billet, rounded and slightly convex at one end, dimpled at the other. The dimple, of diameter 10.5mm, might arise from use of a ramrod. Unlike the majority of lead slugs, this object has a slight medial expansion, and so appears oval or barrel-shaped rather than cylindrical. Patinated overall. If this identification were sustained, it may point to a 17th-century date, as this period saw a wide range of specialised projectiles devised for use with guns of all calibres. A slug could form a supplementary, or indeed the main load, for a smoothbore muzzle loading firearm. The mass in this case - and unusually amongst the numerous lead shot recorded by this reporter - would qualify this as a musket ball as defined by Glenn Foard, weighing about one twelth of a pound [hence the designation 12 bore]. The elongated form, however, could suit a lighter weapon. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Length: 25.8mm, Diameter: 15.2mm, Weight: 41.52gms
Class: Slug
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.8 mm
Weight: 41.52 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th February 2019
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Other reference: NLM41989
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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