Record ID: NARC-5F8FF5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object is spherical with a shallow circumferential casting seam and a small casting spru. The ball displays possible minor signs of impact damage. The metal is cream in colour with a pitted and corroded patina The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fired from a pistol Diameter: 13.74mm, Weight: 10.7g. DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
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