Mold, Bullet - Civil War
Object number2001.003.11
DateUnknown Date
Mediummetal
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (1.3 x 11.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Status
Not on view
ca 1865
ca. 1864
Unknown Date
1861-1865
Mold, Bullet - Civil War
Skip to main contentDescriptionCivil War era bullet mold for .36 caliber Colt bullets. The instrument is made of two piece of dark metal hinged at one end. A handle is created by the tapering of the two metal pieces into flat, slightly curved ends. The mold is formed by two circular cavities. A single bullet is in the mold closest to the hinge.