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TOY
Unique ID: BERK-920C38
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast lead alloy toy, mounted soldier c. 1700 - 1900 AD. Only the torso now remains but the are remnants of red paint with a possible 'Bandolier'. The official adoption of the red tunic dates from February 1645, when the Parliament of England passed the New Model Army ordinance. By the later part of the 18th century the Pattern 1776 Infantry Rifle came into general use. Therefore, the model is unlikely to predate the 17th century, more probably, with its bandolier, it is from the 18th or 19th century. The surface has a covering of lead oxide and smatterings of red paint. It is 14.91mm tall, 11.8mm wide, with an average width of 7.44mm. It is much smaller than the more modern 1:32 scale. It weighs 4.1gm
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.91 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Thickness: 7.44 mm
Weight: 4.1 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Speen (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4569
Four figure Latitude: 51.41823615
Four figure longitude: -1.3542664
1:25K map: SU4569
1:10K map: SU46NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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