One of the round ball cavities measures out to .375-inches. So does the base of the oddly-shaped conical. But the other round ball cavity drops a .50-caliber ball.
Any ideas?
Mystery mold
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Mystery mold
I picked up an unusual mold that I have not been able to find anything on. Three cavity, made of brass, with no sprue plate. No markings either.
One of the round ball cavities measures out to .375-inches. So does the base of the oddly-shaped conical. But the other round ball cavity drops a .50-caliber ball.
Any ideas?
One of the round ball cavities measures out to .375-inches. So does the base of the oddly-shaped conical. But the other round ball cavity drops a .50-caliber ball.
Any ideas?
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Re: Mystery mold
Gunsmith or shade tree gunsmith fabricated for two calibers. Before the sprue plate invention, there were special cutters to cut the lead stem off the ball or bullet. Some shooters had a jig that when cranked would move the ball around to form a more perfect ball.
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Re: Mystery mold
I'm really curious about how the interior is laid out. From the angle you show it, it doesn´t look like a three cavity!
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Re: Mystery mold
Most of the old round ball molds had no sprue plate to cut off the sprues. And often they were one cavity, but blocks were large enough that people often had one or two more cavities cut in them for other firearms they owned. I have an old Remington mold for the .44-77 430 grain bullet that someone added a .45 caliber round ball cavity to. Flip it upside down to cast the round ball.
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Re: Mystery mold
Hey there Jay:
Maybe that's German and was made for an early 3-barreled Drilling, or perhaps a 2-barreled Cape Gun. Sehr gut!
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Maybe that's German and was made for an early 3-barreled Drilling, or perhaps a 2-barreled Cape Gun. Sehr gut!
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