Hand forge bullet mold?

[archeryrob]

I was browsing a local sportmens auction and saw this mold which I figured it might be quite old, possibly. I don't know much about old bulet molds, but those look like hand forging marks to me.

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[country gent]

A lot of the old "bag" moulds were hand forged to shape and the form, then the cavities cut and finished.

[Jniedbalski]

Dixie gun works still I thank sell molds like this. They where actually women’s hair curlers. But Dixie just got different cherries and cut them out to make a mold

[Rug480]

Pretty cool

[indian joe]

I was browsing a local sportmens auction and saw this mold which I figured it might be quite old, possibly. I don't know much about old bulet molds, but those look like hand forging marks to me.

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Rob.............
I never thought of this before .....but whats to stop us hand forging/swaging a set of aluminium mold blocks around a steel mandrel???

[NoZombies]

Rob.............
I never thought of this before .....but whats to stop us hand forging/swaging a set of aluminium mold blocks around a steel mandrel???

replace hand with machine, and steel with carbide, and that's how Lee makes their RB molds. They squish the block around carbide balls.

[indian joe]

replace hand with machine, and steel with carbide, and that's how Lee makes their RB molds. They squish the block around carbide balls.

hmmmm - thanks for that - I not so stoopid after all:bigsmyl2: LEE RB molds are the best - easiest to use - balls are easy to shoot - the only cast ball I have seen that you dont need to orient the sprue - just tumble em in a bag with a little graphite and ya cant see sprue anymore