The ceramic device for moulding bullets from sayansky ostrog

It is traditionally considered, that at Russian population in XVIII-XIX centuries for moulding bullets the special steel tools as nipper, or stone forms were applied. However we in a course of excavation Sayansky ostrog (fortress) XVIII of century on the river Yenisei find out half of ceramic device similar to such stone forms. Through this device in ostrog the bullets of calibre in 12 millimeters were cast. Thus, it is possible to assert, that by Russian population in Siberia in XVIII - beginning XIX of century for manufacturing bullets could be applied (except for steel and stone) also ceramic foundry forms. Simultaneously, it is possible to fill up structure of a ceramic complex of Russian population of Siberia with one more category of products.