Lead, 24.74 grams, 20.06 mm height. Mid-17th century AD. A tubular vessel used to measure the appropriate quantity of gunpowder for use with a muzzle-loading matchlock musket. Measures of this kind were made and issued in quantity during the English Civil War (1642-51) to equip infantry regiments. Reference: Young, P. English Civil War Armies, 1994. Very fine condition, distorted. Provenance: found near Rochester, Kent, England.