Flattened bullets and bullet fragments recovered after the 1946 “Blast-out” was put down. Alcatraz officers, officers from other federal and state prisons, and US Marines traded fire with inmates for 2 days before the would-be escapees were either killed or captured.

Fired Bullets
c 1940-1945
Lead, copper alloy. (Irreg) Max L 3.4 cm
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, GOGA 18629

Bullet
1946
Brass. H 1.4, Diameter of tip 1.5cm
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, GOGA 32232