Record ID: CORN-27F352
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead bullet with hollow core, cylindrical in shape and sub-circular in section, with three incised parallel lines around its circumference at the mid point. The bullet has been bent and flattened through use, from the impact it received when hitting a hard surface, once it had been fired. The diameter of the bullet has been distorted by the impact and when perfectly round, would probably have been about 16 mm. From the diamater and weight of this bullet, it appears to be a 0.625 (16 mm) bullet from an English Baker rifle type, originally the Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle, but refer…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: LIN-6A7411
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six lead bullets in various stages of use. The diameters are in excess of 14mm and are probably from a .577 calibre rifle. 1. Domed lead bullet, no markings or signs of use. Hollow interior. L:27mm, diam: 14mm, internal diam: 10mm, weight: 33.26g. 2. Domed lead bullet, ?ceramic in hollow interior, three bands around body, two notches in tip. The body has a series of horizonal lines running across the body suggesting that this has been fired. L: 24mm, diam: 14mm, internal diam: 10mmm, weight: 30.25g. 3. Body from a bullet. The body is cylindrical and has four bands. The …
Created on: Monday 30th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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