Gun Ball Mold

Name/Title

Gun Ball Mold

Entry/Object ID

1976. .202

Description

Small lead tool, like plyers, with a round cavity in head, very rusty. Molten lead was poured in to hold in the head, cooled, and a short gun ball was formed. Snipper in handle, #30 on one handle. Tool used by a gunsmith.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

ball mold

Created By

Tank, Rhonda

Create Date

January 19, 1996

Update Date

September 25, 2023