View Full Version : who makes this mold? Thanks
jason367
04-03-2021, 12:48 PM
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Mk42gunner
04-03-2021, 09:59 PM
No idea, but it took some skill to make.
It also looks very awkward to use, at least to me.
Robert
Gtrubicon
04-04-2021, 01:24 AM
What size boolit does it cast? I’ve never seen anything like it, I’d like to know more about it also.
jason367
04-04-2021, 05:35 AM
575A marked.
Gewehr-Guy
04-04-2021, 06:57 AM
Is it made by Shiloh? I have a 4 cavity round ball mould made by them, with two cavities on top, and two on the bottom. I did see one like yours on ebay a while back, but can't remember for certain who made it
Bent Ramrod
04-04-2021, 12:58 PM
Gewehr-guy is right, I believe. Shiloh Products of Farmingdale NY made accessories for Civil War reenactors before they started making Sharps rifles. That was their design for the four-banger Minie Ball mould. Definitely best run by two recruits at the skirmisher battalion’s encampment. One to pour and one to open and dump.
I also have one of their 4-cavity 0.454” round-ball moulds; two on top and two on the bottom; blocks and sprue cutters like a regular two-cavity mould. I’m surprised that somebody hasn’t copied the design. It would work for boolits too, and be much less weighty and off-balance than an in-line four-cavity mould. Just a twist of the wrist to turn the bottom up. Using one of those single-handle clamping holders might make it even easier to flip over for the second pour.
jason367
04-05-2021, 06:11 AM
I thought Shiloh as well but can't find much info...Thanks
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