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LOT 1373
100 Civil War Period Lead Musket Balls
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (1.71 kg total, 9-19 mm).
Mixed group of lead-alloy musket and carbine balls, some with casting seam and sprue nipple. [100, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
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