Lyman Mold Designation

[heat-round]

Can someone tell me what the "DW" designation suffix is used for on Lyman molds? I have double cavity 225415DW and a 225438DW molds. Does it mean double cavity?

[leftiye]

Has to do with naming the maker of the cherry that made the mold. IIRC

[MT Gianni]

The older Ly man molds used a letter to indicate a particular cherry used for that mold. I don't know if they are up to double letters now or if that means something else.

[Bret4207]

In the old days Lyman had their own tool and die men to make their cherries. Some genius figured out they could save a lot of money by letting those guys go. Now the suffix designates what outfit made the cherry.