The first purpose of the Second Amendment is too often overlooked, fostering a liberty of mind and action necessary in the people of a free republic.
“Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty.”
~ Don B. Kates, Jr.
I think I would just get a Lyman 310 tool!
Interesting
Pretty neat! I'm guessing maybe a product / result of the Great Depression possibly? During those years there wasn't a lot of extra money to buy necessary items let alone a tool. An interesting for sure!
The first purpose of the Second Amendment is too often overlooked, fostering a liberty of mind and action necessary in the people of a free republic.
“Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty.”
~ Don B. Kates, Jr.
Hard times and that tool for sure. What's more some guy sat in some quiet out of the way place and probably worked on that tool for a considerable amount of time in order to get it to work. Working out linkages and leverage.
Dirty thirty judging by the neck on the brass in the first picture.
Looked like nice work to me.
I have always learned it this way: Where there is a will, there is a wont!
He had the will but i wont buy his cr4p, sorry: fine handcrafted, organic, free range, gluten free cr4p.
The powerty reminds me of this:
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |