Intersting old Redding I had not seen?

[John Wayne]

Looks cool and compact. Saw it on ebay.

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[abunaitoo]

Interesting
Looks like it takes a special shell holder.

[GARD72977]

I like it!

[John Wayne]

Here's a better pic of the shell holder.
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[Pressman]

It takes a typical "H" shellholder. Redding made their own. C-H will also fit.
It's a weak design, the C arms will break under load. This press has the later reinforced arms. The press dates from 1957 to about 1960. It lived a second life as the Lachmiller shot shell sizer.

[John Wayne]

That's fascinating history Pressman and greatly appreciated! I always enjoy seeing old iron!

[vagrantviking]

I've got a Lachmiller shot shell sizer that is really similar. I'm eventually going to see if I can convert it to a general purpose de-priming tool or something along those lines.
I like the tiny footprint and simplicity.

[Walks]

We had a Blue Lachmiller, it seemed a bit strange to Me. We used it for the new Winchester AA cases. But not the Federal paper hulls. I guess I asked why back then, but don't remember the answer.
I just remember it was the first press I was allowed to run by Myself.