Lead purchased today

[Blackhawk357]

I purchased what I thought was lead and tin maybe Lino and tin can you help ID what I purchased. looks to be 6 lbs of tin 4 lbs of 50% tin/ lead and 125 lbs bars? and 95 lbs of lyman cast lead 10 lbs of circle shaped lead and one long bar? not sure of its comp. the bars and cast lyman ingots have a ring when dropped not a thud like my pure lead does. Please any in put is appreciated. Blackhawk


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[triggerhappy243]

If you have access to any muriatic acid, i would put a few drops on each piece in a spot scraped clean with a file. If it bubbles, there is zinc in it.

[454PB]

The piece on the right with the lifting eye is linotype. The round pucks next to it appear to be plumbers (pure) lead.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Looks like lead alloys to me.
Maybe time to order a hardness tester...and maybe do some reading...
http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm

[facetious]

The thin bar's look like tin. I bought some that looked just like that in the 80's. The second one down looks like some one all ready melted some of it off. The pig with the eye could be lino or some one had a old mold from a old newspaper.

To test if it is type metal try melting it if it go's from solid to liquid all at once there is a good chance it's type metal, if it get's slushy first it could be any thing.

[runfiverun]

the bright ones look like kester solder bars which are 63/37 and the other 3 long ones look like 50/50 bar solder.
the round ones look like plumbers lead, and the long big one part of a lino-type pig.

the ingots would be just about anything.

[Blackhawk357]

I just wanted to thank everyone for the replies and PM's. I was at an estate sale and the owner was a reloader,bullet caster, and machinist. The items for sale were amazing. Included Remington rolling block complete. I purchased what I could use. It looks like I bought the ammo can full of alloy and lead alloy mix. I did not find the large stach of lead I am sure there was more. He had 5 Mec shot shell presses and probably 15 molds all with handles. The molds were priced right and I could not use them. Gave me a glimpse of where I will be at my end of days. Respectfully Blackhawk


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