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LARGE LOT OF BRITISH MOSTLY BIG BORE MOLDS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDING CAPPERS, FIXERS, AND TURNOVER TOOLS.

SN: NSN. 19 Bullet molds, mostly of Davis type, include: 1) large single cavity mold marked "no 6" casting Jacob type 4 groove conical bullet with .921 bullet diameter .953 groove diameter. 2) Large brass mold marked "25" on bottom and "Manton & Co Calcutta" on sprue plate casting winged conical bullet .930 in diameter, 1.025 groove diameter. 3) Brass mold marked "12" and "8" casting paradox type bullet, .740 diameter. 4) High condition large brass front pour mold marked "No 8" complete with hollow base plug and another plug for shallow base bullet, along with two pointing pins, one for solid, the other for hollow point. 5) Brass mold marked "No 4" on sprue plate casting belted ball with 1.177 groove diameter. 6) Large brass mold marked "Manton & Co Calcutta" on sprue plate casting .938 diameter conical bullet with 1.024 groove diameter. 7) Large brass Davis mold marked "H. Elliott" and "8" as well as "WD" casting .855 diameter conical bullet with new sprue plate. 8) Large brass mold marked "H. Holland" and "Greenfield London" casting .752 diameter round ball. Mold is in very fine condition. 9) Unmarked brass mold casting .644 diameter sugarloaf shaped conical bullet. 10) Brass mold marked .450 with SN 49117, casting .444 diameter conical bullet and uses a pointing pin. (missing) 11) Brass mold marked .500 and "J. & W. Tolley" with SN 5519, casting .500 diameter conical bullet, is complete with its orig pointing pin for hollow point bullet. 12) Brass mold marked .577 and with SN 8595, casting .577 diameter bullet with 3 lubricating grooves. Mold blocks are sprung. Pointing pin missing. 13) Brass mold marked .577 casting plain conical bullet .578 in diameter. 14) Brass mold marked "No 577" and "29" on top, has hollow base plug and casts .576 diameter conical bullet. 15) Unmarked brass mold casting .564 diameter conical bullet with two lubricating grooves in rough condition, slightly sprung. 16) Interesting brass mold unmarked, but casts .654 diameter short conical bullet with two very deep lubricating grooves. 17) Brass mold marked "No 96" casting plain .358 diameter conical bullet. 18) Two cavity brass mold casting .860 diameter round ball, and .848 diameter conical bullet with hollow base. 19) Interesting 24 bullet gang mold marked "S. Mawson & Thompson London", also marked "300 grains" casting long conical bullets with no provision for sprue plate. Also included are 4 cappers and decappers; 3 lever type, one by Hawksley marked "28", another of brass unmarked appears to be for 12 gauge, and a third brass and iron unmarked, also appears to be for 12 gauge. The 4th is a screw type stamped "12", otherwise unmarked, which shows some repairs. Turnover tools include one bench type crank tool with label "JEFFERIES" "PATENT" "LEVER MACHINE" for 12 ga. 2) Dixon marked 12 bore ebony and brass turnover tool for pinfire cartridges. 3) Unmarked rosewood handled hand turnover tool. Other items include Dixon case trimmer, unmarked 12 bore pinfire recapping tool, 12 bore sizing ring, 10 bore wad rammer with tube, pinfire loading funnel, an interesting loading funnel by "Field" with a patent date of 1865 termed a "cartridge tester", and marked for 70 grains. Two misc ebony tool handles, .577 caliber bullet fixer, and a 12 bore wad punch. SIZE: CONDITION: As above. 49958-40 MGM105 (3,000-5,000)

LARGE LOT OF BRITISH MOSTLY BIG BORE MOLDS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDING CAPPERS, FIXERS, AND TURNOVER TOOLS.
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Minimum Bid: $0.00
Final prices include buyers premium: $4,887.50
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Number Bids: 1
Auction closed on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
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