: By the 15th and 16th centuries, gunsmiths began molding molten lead into spheres. Lead became the standard because it was affordable and easy to shape.
: One family story involves a .50 caliber round found near a school during WWII, which had been dropped by a damaged plane trying to shed weight. Modern Industry and Technical Insights : By the 15th and 16th centuries, gunsmiths
: In 1957, a child in Germany fished a Degtyarev machine gun out of the Oder River. He successfully removed the ammo, melted the lead to sell as scrap, and used the money to buy a bicycle. : By the 15th and 16th centuries, gunsmiths