Jonnytoobad
11-04-2012, 09:02 AM
Hey everyone
I was thinking today about an old mold my Dad had owned. But I hadn't looked at it in about 10 years or so. This morning I dug it out because I seemed to remember it being marked .38 WCF. I found the mold it is all steel construction including handles which are marked 38WCF , it has a sprue cutter and is a single cavity design. It's probably from the late 19th century or early 20th century. It's got a nice even patina and good lock up.
Here is the best part strange part about It. It make one .38 round ball. My dad and I used to use it to make buck shot for our smooth bore flint locks.
My question is why a .38WCF round ball mold? Everything I have ever seen in .38-40 was conical. I know they made target practice and gallery loads that fired round balls but I didn't think that they were very common or popular.
it looks exactly like the mold in the picture.
http://merzantique.com/item/winchester-model-1882-1st-issue-tool-4th-model-mold-set-in-.38-wcf
I am wondering is this mold collectible?
Jonnytoobad
I was thinking today about an old mold my Dad had owned. But I hadn't looked at it in about 10 years or so. This morning I dug it out because I seemed to remember it being marked .38 WCF. I found the mold it is all steel construction including handles which are marked 38WCF , it has a sprue cutter and is a single cavity design. It's probably from the late 19th century or early 20th century. It's got a nice even patina and good lock up.
Here is the best part strange part about It. It make one .38 round ball. My dad and I used to use it to make buck shot for our smooth bore flint locks.
My question is why a .38WCF round ball mold? Everything I have ever seen in .38-40 was conical. I know they made target practice and gallery loads that fired round balls but I didn't think that they were very common or popular.
it looks exactly like the mold in the picture.
http://merzantique.com/item/winchester-model-1882-1st-issue-tool-4th-model-mold-set-in-.38-wcf
I am wondering is this mold collectible?
Jonnytoobad