7.62x54r Ammo Can (is it tin?)

[Hiaboo]

I have a Bulgy (I think) ammo can, and it is a very soft dull looking color, looks like lead. I know it is sealed with strip of steel w/ lead melted over it.

My question: Is this container Tin? I took a torch to it and it melted nicely into a puddle, I believe it is... But I'd like confirmation first though.

[docone31]

That would be a stroke of luck!
Lets hope.

[Rooster]

Do a zinc melting point on it first.

[Buckshot]

Do a zinc melting point on it first.

............Yup, probably pure zinc.

...........Buckshot

[shotman]

I would say zinc too. Tin would be soft and easy to damage. I have had best luck on tin at flea markets

[Shiloh]

If it is like my sons can, I don't think it is tin

Shiloh

[mroliver77]

Tin dont get dull like lead either. It stays pretty bright. Tin also makes noise when you bend it.
Jay