Strange Modified Ideal RB Mold

[BP Dave]

I stumbled on this on the 'net and can't understand what it is. Someone obviously went to a lot of effort--at least for part of the job; portions of the work look fairly precision but other aspects seem kind of primitive. The tiny pins look like watch band retaining pins--not sure how those would hold up. The underlying mold is an Ideal 389141 round ball.

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Is it for making miniature bar shot? Lead golf tees? Some kind of Hoxie bullet? I'm sure somebody knows, but that somebody is not me.

--DJ

[Mk42gunner]

Kind of reminds me of a mold for casting fishing jig heads, but what an expensive way to make it.

Robert

[Kylongrifle32]

Sure looks like it's been converted over to a long collar jig head mold. Hook eye goes in the top opening and hook shank goes out the bottom

[Doubles Shooter]

I'll stick with my Do-It molds. Looks like it could be a pain putting the hook eye on those small locator pins. A+ for creativity.

[RustyReel]

Sure looks like it's been converted over to a long collar jig head mold. Hook eye goes in the top opening and hook shank goes out the bottom

Yep, that's what it looks like to me as well.

[jsizemore]

Sure looks like it's been converted over to a long collar jig head mold. Hook eye goes in the top opening and hook shank goes out the bottom

I guess you don't close the sprue plate?

[BP Dave]

Well, I would not have guessed. Would have made for interesting ballistics, but probably better off letting somebody catch fish with it.

Thanks, all, for satisfying my curiosity.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I have a Ideal mold that was converted for a fishing weight.
I wonder if this is similar type of conversion?