Pewter Minie Ball

In 1855, the U.S. Infantry adopted new standards for small arms that introduced muzzle-loading .58 caliber rifles and rifle muskets designed to use the new "Minie ball" bullet (this bullet, named after its inventor Claude-Etienne Minie, was a significant milestone in the history of ordnance).

We cast our Minie balls here at our Vermont shop of lead-free pewter to closely approximate the original lead ball in size and weight. Each Minie ball is packaged in a poly bag with a history card.

DO NOT USE THIS ITEM AS AMMUNITION OR WITH FIREARMS

WARNING  CHOKING HAZARD  SMALL PARTS Not for children under 3. Recommended for adults and children aged 8 years and above.