Bullet Mold, Bullet Ladle, and Iron Pot
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Cast iron.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Casting shot requires an iron pot to melt the lead, a ladle to pour the lead, and a bullet mold to fashion the shot. When the lead reaches a viscous consistency, it is ladled from the pot and poured into the bullet mold. The excess lead is cut with the closing of the mold and remelted.
topic: label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.81236M
label: catalog number
content: 81236M
label: accession number
content: 317999
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ladle
label: Other Terms
content: Ladle; Accessories, Small Arms
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 49 cm x 10.6 cm x 8 cm; 19 5/16 in x 4 3/16 in x 3 1/8 in