Maker of brass paper patch mold?

[marlinman93]

I recently purchased a new to me .44-100 Ballard, and with it I got a brass nose pour, hollow base, paper patch mold. Wondering if anyone here might recognize the maker of this mold design?





Mold is adjustable, and I'm guessing between just under 500 grains, to maybe 530? Size is .442", so should patch out to .446" for the Ballard's bore.
This is my first foray into paper patching, so I'm sure I'll have a million questions on that topic too! I got a ream of onion skin paper also, and close to 200 RMC lathe turned cases.

[Don McDowell]

Looks like an Old West mould. I have two of them, good blocks, but heavy as heck.

[marlinman93]

Thanks Don. I looked at Old West, but their sprue plate looks different, and their hollow base design is much deeper. The base on this bullet is just a shallow cup. I don't see anything on theor site about single cavity. Are ours single cavity molds?

[marlinman93]

Weighed up one of the heaviest bullets cast from this mold and it weighs 475 grs., so guessing it's a 450-475 gr. mold.

[Don McDowell]

He doesn't make those anymore. It's not uncommon for folks to replace the deep cup he originally put on with something shallower.
Yes they are single cavity, and look just exactly like the one in your picture.

[marlinman93]

Thanks again Don!