File:54 post medieval shot (FindID 970241).jpg
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[edit]54 post medieval shot | |||
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Photographer |
The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Lucy Shipley, 2019-09-11 11:33:43 |
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Title |
54 post medieval shot |
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Description |
English: An assemblage of 54 lead musket balls of post medieval date, c. AD 1600-1700.
The balls are all largely spherical in shape, although some have clear casting marks or slightly flattened areas. None appear to have been fired. They are formed of lead and are now pale grey and powdery. The balls average approximately 39g each, and are on average approximately 2.5mm in diameter. They are all approximately 12 bore shot, and were found across an area of 6 x 3m. The size and shape of the balls strongly suggests a military usage, as opposed to recreational hunting. The location of the findspot strongly supports this interpretation. Nearby Columbjohn house was used by Sir Thomas Fairfax as headquarters for the assault on Exeter in 1645, with Fairfax and Cromwell together planning the siege here. That a military encampment would have been located around the headquarters is a logical conclusion, and it is possible that the shot was manufactured here and then discarded. The siege of Exeter ended when the Royalist defenders were permitted to abandon the town on 13th April 1646. The number of shot is unusual, and Rick Lawrence of RAMM has commented that: " "Moulds for 12 bullets are found. 10 tight or 12 rowling bullets to the pound being used to refer both to bullet size and musket bore. 12 matched the twelve apostles worn on a bandolier with each holding powder for a shot...Cavalry had 20 or 24 bullets to the pound for pistols and some finer made pistols 36 to the pound. 20 or 17 to the pound for the harquebus/carbine." The irregular number of balls, the closely associated findspot and the 12 bore size could also suggest their forming part of a "partridge" or canister shot container. This would comprise a large number of lead balls contained in a tin can, which, when fired, would spread from the muzzle of a heavy field gun in the manner of a shotgun load. Case was an anti-personnel weapon, though it was also used against the rigging of ships. Measurements: 25mm diameter, total weight 1987g. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Devon | ||
Date |
between 1600 and 1700 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Accession number |
FindIdentifier: 970241 |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1072059 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1072059/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/970241 |
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Object location | 50° 45′ 35.28″ N, 3° 26′ 13.27″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 50.759800; -3.437020 |
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current | 18:21, 5 December 2020 | 4,232 × 2,976 (1.1 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, DEV, FindID: 970241-1072059, post medieval, page 1476, batch count 4662 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
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Camera model | COOLPIX B700 |
Exposure time | 1/250 sec (0.004) |
F-number | f/3.5 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 09:02, 11 September 2019 |
Lens focal length | 5.4 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows |
File change date and time | 11:33, 11 September 2019 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 09:02, 11 September 2019 |
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Image compression mode | 2 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.4 APEX (f/3.25) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 30 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS tag version | 0.0.3.2 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 4,232 px |
Image height | 2,976 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 12:33, 11 September 2019 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:4A95E7DB7CD4E911B1C7A5E4D27A646F |
IIM version | 30 |