Record ID: NLM-574242
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast ball with a flattened circumferential belt from set up, a distorting effect occurring at the instant of firing an unwadded projectile. The mass suggests this was used with a light fowling piece or 'rook and rabbit' gun. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800. Diameter: 11mm, Weight: 8.88gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-572A11
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast ball with a circumferential rib, possibly interrupted at one site, though this might be damage incurred in manufacture when the ball was cut from its sprue. The rib shows this was intended for a rifle related to the Brunswick Rifle of the 1840's, though this object is for hunting rather than a military weapon, probably a light fowling piece or 'rook and rabbit' gun. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1840-1860. Diameter: 15mm, Weight: 10.69gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-570C56
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast cylindrical slug, distorted by impact against a flat hard surface; patinated. The mass, at just over half an ounce, and the diameter, would be consistent with use as a supplementary load for a smoothbore muzzle loading pistol. This would be used to increase the 'stopping power' of a round. The use of eccentric forms of projectile was particularly characteristic of the 17th century. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700. Length: 14.2mm, Diameter: 12.6mm, Weight: 14.85gms
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-56E74E
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron shot. Solid cast ball, with mould line. The mass exceeds the capacity of weighing equipment at the disposal of this reporter, though it does not feel inconsistent with a weight of c.5lbs or 2.3kg. The diameter is probably consistent with the 3½ inch bore of the light field gun known as a Saker or Drake - names drawn from those of hawks and reptiles, and applied to such weaponry in the 17th century. This was among the larger guns which might be deployed in open fighting, and at the smaller end of those used in the defence of fortified places, and on ships. Dr Kevin Leahy has comm…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-522926
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object is spherical with a slightly flattened circumferential band, a possible indication the shot was fire from a breech loading pistol. The ball displays minor damage in the form of indentation and grooves on its surface. The metal is cream in colour with a smooth patina The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fired from a Pistol Diameter: 13.84mm, Weight: 14.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-521B60
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). There is a circumferential casting seam and a flatted area with a small casting sprue. The metal is dark grey in colour with a smooth patina. The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fired from a Carbine. Diameter: 15.50mm, Weight: 18.9g. DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-520459
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of Four complete lead shot ball of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The objects have shallow circumferential casting seams and small casting sprue's. The surfaces have minor grooves. The weight of the shot suggests that it was meant to be fired from a pistol. The metal is cream and grey in colour with a pitted patina. 1. Diameter: 12.60mm, Weight: 10.7g. 2. Diameter: 12.77mm, Weight: 11.1g. 3. Diameter: 12.81mm, Weight: 10.8g. 4. Diameter: 12.44mm, Weight: 8.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
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