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  1. 09-23-2022, 04:05 PM #1
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    What have I got here ?

    Going thru my collection today and found one that I have forgotten about ...
    An older round ball mold that is missing it's sprue plate , no numbers or id stamps of any kind.
    Checking size with mic's ... about .570 or a bit more.
    Wondering if it might have a bit of history ?
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    I bet those handles get HOT fast.

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    It's for casting a round ball in the muzzle loading black powder days.
    The handles look like what Ideal used on their stuff.

    When cartridges came along the tool changed for the added station, but the curved handle stayed the same.

    As long as they are, you could probably hold them with a rag as you sat around the camp fire melting Lead in the same
    frying pan you ate out of.

    Do a quickie search for 'antique Ideal molds, then click 'images'.
    There's quite a few of them out there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winger Ed. View Post
    It's for casting a round ball in the muzzle loading black powder days.
    The handles look like what Ideal used on their stuff.

    When cartridges came along the tool changed for the added station, but the curved handle stayed the same.

    As long as they are, you could probably hold them with a rag as you sat around the camp fire melting Lead in the same
    frying pan you ate out of.

    Do a quickie search for 'antique Ideal molds, then click 'images'.
    There's quite a few of them out there.
    Thank you for the input ... much appreciate it .
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    than to convince them they have been fooled !

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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