British

Sailors Sailmakers Palm. Made of leather and iron. Size 5″ x 2″ x 2″ inches. Dated 19th – 20th century.  These were used on the palm of the hands with the hole for the thumb. They were designed to help push the needles through the thick sail cloth and to protect the hands of the repairers. Used up to the …

Musket Balls. Made from lead. Size 3/4″ inch. Dated to the 17th – 18th century.      

Musket Balls. Made from lead. Size 3/4″ and 1/2″ inch. Dated to the 17th – 18th century. These musket balls came from the shipwreck the Earl Of Abergavenny, more details to come!

Powder Measures. Made from lead. Size 1″ x 1″ inches. Dated 18th century. The powder measures were used to charge the musket guns with black powder. They were measured to hold the exact amount of powder for each shot. They have loop attachments to the base, more than probably to attach a cord through to hang around the neck or …

Musket Hammer Lock Flint. Made from flint. Size 1″ x 1/2″ inches. Dated 18th century. The flint came from the shipwreck the Earl Of Abergavenny, more details to come!

Sewing Thimbles. Made from tin and silver. Sizes 1″ inches. Dated to the Georgian era. 

Post Medieval Spur. Made from iron. Size 5 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ inches. Dated 19th century.    

Bullet Heads. This type of lead bullet head is from a Martini-Henry Rifle, they same as those used in the Zulu Wars in the 1870’s. Made from lead. Size 1 1/4″ x 1/2″ inches. Dated late 19th century.

Musket Shot Flask. This type of shot flask was used to hold and measure out lead shot to pack into gun barrels. Made from brass, copper and metal. Size 7 1/2″ x 3″ inches. Dated 19th – 20th century.

Musket Shot Flask. This type of shot flask was used to hold and measure out lead shot to pack into gun barrels. Made from leather and metal. Size 7 1/2″ x 3″ inches. Dated 19th – 20th century.