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LOT 1928
Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Group
CIRCA 17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 in. (1.11 kg total, 7-24 mm).
Mixed group of musket and pistol shot, some with impact damage. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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