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Record ID: SOM-845E76
Object type: CANISTER (SHOT)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible canister shot. Sub-spherical lead shot with multiple concave dished facets. Probably from where it hit against other balls during firing. 17.8mm diameter, 26.07 grams.
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2012
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Record ID: SUSS-D3B128
Object type: CANISTER (SHOT)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two cast lead shot fused together. They are 26.7mm long, 14.0mm in diameter and weigh 31.76 grams. Similar to SUSS-CEBD52. Natasha Ferguson commented on SUSS-CEBD52 : This looks to be canister shot rather than musket balls. Similar examples have been found at Sedgemoor. The canister shot (really just musket balls) have welded together (rather than fused) because of friction within the canister as it is fired from the cannon. Canister shot also have a multi-faceted morphology as they bounce off each other in the air.
Created on: Saturday 6th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CEBD52
Object type: CANISTER (SHOT)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two cast lead shot fused together, one flattened on one side. They are 22.7mm long, 13.1mm in diameter and weigh 23.78 grams. Natasha Ferguson commented: This looks to be canister shot rather than musket balls. Similar examples have been found at Sedgemoor. The canister shot (really just musket balls) have welded together (rather than fused) because of friction within the canister as it is fired from the cannon. Canister shot also have a multi-faceted morphology as they bounce off each other in the air.
Created on: Saturday 6th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-095A22
Object type: CANISTER (SHOT)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is a cast lead or lead alloy top to a box or charge. The boxes or charges would be attached to a bandoleer and would then be the ammunition for a musket in the 17th century. The top is tubular with a capped terminal. The cap is sub-circular in plan. On the edge of the cap, on opposite sides are a pair of slight knops which may have originally formed loops so that the top could be suspended from the bandoleer. The sides of the top have been squashed together, enclosing a stone within the top. The surface of the top has a beige/cream coloured patina. It measures 18…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warwick', grid reference and parish protected.