212 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



The moulds should be made stout and 

 heavy, (to prevent, as much as possible, 

 their heating when casting balls) without 

 shears or cutters at the rivet, to cut off 

 the necks of the bullets, as they loosen 

 the rivets, and injure the shape of the 

 balls.. The mould should be made flat on 

 the top, and the top flush with the han- 

 dles. There should be an iron plate on 

 top, (a quarter of an inch thick) and 

 made to turn on a small rivet or screw. 



To the plate is connected a lever, about 

 two inches long, with a feather- spring 

 attached, to keep the plate in its place. 

 This plate should have a hole in it, bored 

 larger at top than at bottom, so as to 

 leave a sharp edge. The lead is poured 

 through this hole in the plate, into the 

 moulds. A smart blow is given with the 

 end of the lever, against anything capable 

 of bearing resistance. 



The plate is thus moved far enough to 



