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LOT 1853
Lead Musket Ball Collection
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (1.58 kg total, 9-17 mm).
Group of seventy lead musket and pistol balls. [70, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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