Couldn't this breakage simply be/result from "plinking"...or target practice (just having fun)...shooting things...for the heck of it?


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From: Susan Walter <[log in to unmask]>
To: HISTARCH <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 9:07 am
Subject: Re: Help with a reference


Have you tried it yourself?
Or, perhaps a reenactor group would be willing to help you out.
Do you have historic reenactors in Autralia?
Reproduction black glass can be purchased relatively inexpensively.
S. Walter

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From: "Shane Burke" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 1:30 AM
Subject: Help with a reference


> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a long shot (pun intended), but has anyone found in published or
> unpublished literature descriptions of black glass bottles with evidence 
> of
> breakage caused by bullet or ball? I have two and possibly four conjoined
> black glass bottles dating to the mid 1820s with distinct entry points and
> comparative data would be appreciated.
>
> All the best,
> Shane Burke
>
>
> Dr Shane Burke
>
> Senior Lecturer
>
> School of Arts & Sciences
>
> The University of Notre Dame Australia
>
> Fremantle Campus
>
> Cliff Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
>
> (PO Box 1225, Fremantle, 6959)
>
> Phone: 9433 0176 (w) 0429 832 541 (m)


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