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Musket ball in locket
Musket ball contained in a round gold locket hinged in the centre, the surface is chased. It is inscribed: 'Nelson 21 Oct Trafalagar 1805'. The locket is contained within a brass cylindrical tin with a hinged lid inscribed: '1 JUNE 1867'. Said to have been taken from the clothes of Lord Nelson, at his death, by Lieutenant George Browne of HMS 'Victory'.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0164 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Bullet |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Browne, George Lewis Woolcott, Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm; Diameter: 24 mm |
| Parts: | Musket ball in locket |