Hi Marcus,
Not that any ball was originally part of a breechloading chamber ...
As I have shown in my thread and demonstrated by photos of a ca. 1480-1500 Late-Gothic chamber dug up still loaded only with powder and a wooden plug, the ball was separately shoved in at the rear of the barrel, at the beginning of the breech recess, before the powder chamber/breech was inserted.
Best,
Michael
Last edited by Matchlock; 5th December 2013 at 04:31 PM.
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