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LOT 2064
English Civil War and Later Lead Musket Ball Collection
17TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 - 7/8 in. (520 grams total, 12-22 mm).
Of various gages; remains of casting sprues to some. [64, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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