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Large iron barshot, professionally conserved.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maritime Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Large iron barshot, professionally conserved.
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This item SOLD at 2009 Apr 14 @ 22:48UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Large iron barshot, professionally conserved. 14 lb, 13" long and 4" max diameter. With both ends flat and the middle bar hexagonal in cross-section, this is one of several types of barshot known from wrecks of this period, an effective type of ammunition designed to whirl around and foul rigging (not to mention striking a larger target), this example fairly well intact and heavy, corroded from oxidation but stable and flat black in color from conservation. Recovered from: Spanish 1733 Fleet, sunk in the Florida Keys. From the Chaves site, with Somewhere in Time (Dick Holt) certificate (2001).