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Grape shot
Shot, grape housed in a wooden box. Said to have hit the grandfather of Mary Christie who was wounded at the battle of Trafalgar. A James Christie served on HMS DEFENCE as a schoolmaster at Trafalgar but there is no evidence that he is the right man.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP1069 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Grape shot |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 35 mm |