galba68 Posted September 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 22, 2022 Roman lead sling bullet, unusual weight, 128 gr.. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejewk Posted September 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 22, 2022 Must be quite chunky at that weight? What are the dimensions? I've never seen one in person and always assumed they were pretty small. Nice find! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galba68 Posted September 22, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, thejewk said: Must be quite chunky at that weight? What are the dimensions? I've never seen one in person and always assumed they were pretty small. Nice find! 5cm X 2.2o cm... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead1983 Posted September 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 22, 2022 Awesome find as always, @galba68! Erin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 22, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2022 @galba68....Nice piece! You wouldn't want to get hit by That! Any sign of designs/ letters etc? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galba68 Posted September 22, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, Spaniard said: @galba68....Nice piece! You wouldn't want to get hit by That! Any sign of designs/ letters etc? Hi Spaniard, no letters, just these strange lines on the lead.. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-slingshot-lethal-44-magnum-scotland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 22, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 22, 2022 This would have been quite scary I should think.... While examining the bullets, Reid and Nicholson noticed small holes deliberately made in nearly 10 percent of the ammunition. Puzzled, the team cast replicas, and asked an experienced slinger to test them. The bullets with holes made “a weird banshee-like wail,” says Nicholson. “So you are getting these unworldly, unnatural sounds that you have never heard before, and people are falling over on either side of you.” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasilon Posted September 23, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 23, 2022 Very cool find indeed. As a metal detectorist in the US, even a simple musket ball constitutes a good find. I can only imagine how cool it is to find coins and artifacts from these periods in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcuda Posted September 25, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 25, 2022 Nice sling bullet Galba ! When I was in Spain I found some of these. A fellow metal detector friend had seen mine one time and asked me about them, He then said oh that is what those little lead footballs are I always throw them away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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