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In the old days, toy soldiers were made of lead. They were usually "drop cast" a term used for pouring hot lead into a mold. details were few and the castings were usually crude. Today's miniature toy soldiers are no longer contain lead. The alloy is usually at least 70% tin and can contain many other base metals such as Bismuth, Lead, Antimony, or rarely Cadmium. A common alloy of 95% tin, 2.5% zinc and 2.5% copper is what can be found here in the USA. Another is an alloy of tin, lead, antimony, bismuth and copper called C90. It's mostly tin, with just a little bit of lead and traces of other metals to make it more malleable; it's classed as a Pewter (which is the generic term for most high-tin alloys). Note that this is for the figures made in the UK - the ones that can be purchased in the USA are completely a lead-free alloy (which is more brittle and less bendable). Wa