What is numbers are to the right of the (40)?
No other numbers. Just the 40.
Pro Patria-Ne Desit Virtus
looks like autobody filler lead.
if you are ever being chased by a taxidermist, don't play dead
Tin lead ratio?
Pro Patria-Ne Desit Virtus
A good bet would be 60/40 Lead to tin.
Seems there is a lot of info on the National Lead Co on here. But none matching the numbers on my piece.
Pro Patria-Ne Desit Virtus
Is it soft like pure lead?
Or does it have some rigidity like solder?
Melt temp would probably let you know a lot.
I have many factory ingots of Pure Lead that are stamped "National Lead Co"
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I managed to save quite a few pounds of those and 50/50 bars from my scrap yard. Looks like 1lb auto body filler and they come in many different forms. Great way to get some tin in your alloy. I always take all I can find since I'm paying $1/lb i might as well take everything with tin in it.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |