antique handcranked french roll crimper

[victorfox]

OK, I have this old tool, made in France by the "Bulldog" brand.

Caliber is 12mm (that is a 2" .410). Body is iron and the "spool" head is brass and all messed (worn and someone drilled a hole tru it, probably trying to set a new pin).

I got this a while ago and never cared to make a new head, so any machinist can make a new one and thread it to the handle. It's in my "cave" right now, tomorrow I'll get it and post pics.

Body is steel and the "shell holder crown" (don't know the name of the part that grips the hull head) is probably cast iron and is pretty worn/rusty.

Anyone would like it? Wait till I post the pics and you decide if it's worth the posting. I'm in brazil and it's a looong way and high dollar route...

[rancher1913]

bet brassmagnet is interested :razz:

[Cowboy_Dan]

I was recently thinking I could use a .410 roll crimper. Does it only do 2" shells or can it do longer?

[victorfox]

Dan, I believe you can do the 2 1/2 shells just fine.

Could get the pics, but can't find the spool head... I disassembled it and tried to remove most the rust of the tool, now I don't know where it is gonna look again today.

I never used this tool, I got it at an antique shop at low price because the seller didn't know what was it...

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The shell pictured is a 2 1/2 I loaded with glued card and I don't cut any of them, it's the original open length. Too bad the spool is missing, it probably scaped the plastic bag I put the tool in. SIARM sells the spool heads for every gauge, they cost about 5 euro, but I gave up because with the fast powders we have here I'd only load 9g (5/16oz) using a true crimp due to the pressures.

Someone else using 296, 2400, H110 or 410 will make a much better use of it. :)

[victorfox]

Shipping to USA will be about US$ 30, give or take a few (got 26,75 for LA, for example, and will try the lightest packaging needed to avoid further damage.