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SHOT
Unique ID: BM-982FA4
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy shot / ball of probable Post-Medieval or Early Modern date (1600-1800 AD) from a pistol.
The shot is spherical suggesting it may not have been fired. It has an off white, medium grey colour.
It is 13mm in diameter.
Due to the size and weight the ball is most likely to be from a pistol
Class:
Ball
Sub class: Pistol Ball
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 12.95 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2024
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Sheriff Hutton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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