Projectile Point (FOUS 16785) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

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Projectile Point (FOUS 16785) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

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Iron projectile points such as this one could have been forged on site by the Fort Union’s blacksmith. What metal might the blacksmith have used? The hoops around barrels containing trade goods shipped upriver from St. Louis was one common source of metal.

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