A treasure hoard of ancient minis

A friend from my Viking reenactment group gave me her late husband’s D&D minis from back in the day. This little tub must weigh 20 pounds and is stuffed full of Grenadier and Ral Partha lead from the 70’s and 80’s. Fighting Men, nude slave women, clerics with crucifixes, pig-faced orcs—this is pure grognard energy!

It was especially meaningful because her husband was really into D&D, and she didn’t want these minis just sitting around the house not being enjoyed by anyone.

Couple questions: 1) These are pure lead. Knowing what we know now, would people feel comfortable gaming with any pieces that I wash and fully paint? And 2) How fugging sick is that Deathdealer mini, huh?! I nearly lost it when I unearthed that one.

For real, though…any safety advice for bringing some of them back into service?