on 8/30/02 10:59 AM, [log in to unmask] at [log in to unmask] wrote: In a message dated 8/30/2002 6:58:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Known as pintles, leader pintles. Available from a gutter supply or an established roofing contractor. Thanks Bill. You also need to know that they come in different configurations depending on the shape and size of the leader. They also are made of a metal compatible to the leaders, aluminum, copper, lead coated copper and galvanized.