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Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification - A Guide (Paperback)
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Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification - A Guide (Paperback)
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In the past, an excavated musket ball might simply have been
catalogued as either a ""spherical lead bullet"" or an ""impacted
bullet."" But each recovered ball, far from being a mere lump of
lead, is a part of history and has a story to tell. With the help
of new equipment and research techniques, and an increase in the
number of discoveries, these narratives can finally contribute
exacting detail to the historical record. Battlefield archaeologist
Daniel M. Sivilich provides readers with the tools and techniques
to unlock the stories of small shot in this book, the first
definitive guide to identifying musket balls, from the oldest
formed to those fired in the early nineteenth century. Musket Ball
and Small Shot Identification: A Guide traces the history of musket
balls and small shot, and explores their uses as lethal projectiles
and in nonlethal alterations. Sivilich asks - and answers - a
variety of questions to demonstrate how a musket ball found in a
military context can help to interpret the site: Was it fired? What
did it hit? What type of gun is it associated with? Has it been
chewed, and if so, by whom or what? Was it hammered into gaming
pieces? By equipping historians and archaeologists with the
information necessary for answering these questions, Sivilich's
accessible work opens new views into firing lines, casualty areas,
and military camps. It dispels long-held misperceptions about lead
shot having been bitten by humans, offers examples of shot altered
to improve lethality, and discusses balls made of materials other
than lead, such as pewter. Coupling detailed analysis with more
than 300 color and black-and-white illustrations for comparison and
identification, this guide will prove indispensable to historians,
battlefield archeologists, and collectors. It is a critical
resource for understanding the full story of firepower.
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