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Lead split-shot (musketball).

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maritime Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Lead split-shot (musketball).
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Lead split-shot (musketball). 53 grams, 7/8" diameter. In order to hit a bigger target, musketballs were sometimes molded in two halves with a wire between them, to the length of which the projectile expanded when fired, and this lot is a scarce instance of both halves encrusted together (the wire typically missing) with lots of brown and white color. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.