Lead bar

Creator

Identifier

BD0022-Barlead

Files

Creation Date

1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History

Description

A long white lead, faint numbers can be seen. "Bar lead was frequently carried by soldiers. Melted over a campfire, the lead could be poured into molds for bullets, flint shims, or any number of other small fasteners."

Physical Description

.JPG, 1 Photograph, 5 MB

Recommended Citation

Museums of Port Isabel Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel