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Bent's Old Fort National Historic SitePicture of fort in the spring
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Management
Bullet making  

Did You Know?
Frontiersmen carried bars of lead and made their own bullets using a ladle and a bullet mold. Heated over a hot fire, the molten lead was poured into the mold, let cool and then opened, allowing the bullet to fall out.

Last Updated: August 23, 2007 at 16:55 EST