^Lot 472 Lead split-shot with brass wire, ex-Atocha (1622).

Lead split-shot with brass wire, ex-Atocha (1622). 52 grams total. 2¾" long. In order to hit a bigger target, musketballs were sometimes molded in two halves with a wire between them, to the length of which the projectile expanded when fired, this example intact and very well preserved, rare to find a complete piece. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate 09A-81864.