I found these dies at the recent Tulsa Gun Show. The two on the left appear to be a .30 caliber core swaging and a .25 caliber core seating die, of unknown manufacture; perhaps SAS. The first one is, alas, cracked. Some people don't know their own strength!
The next three are the upper parts of Hollywood Gun Shop point forming dies, in .22. .25 and .30 caliber. The only complete (nearly) set, on the right, is marked "317 M M SWAGE DIE HOLLYWOOD GUN SHOP," and has (I think) the bottom part and also the push rod that would run the finished bullet through the missing "ironing out" die that removes the slight mark made by the two piece swaging process.
It may be that the bottom fits the 30 caliber top; I'm not sure at this point. Haven't gotten out the hole gauges to make sure.
Hollywood And Other Swage Dies.jpg
So I guess it's time to light a lamp and sweep the Shows looking for the bottoms of the other dies. This is the curse of offbeat loading equipment; people don't recognize the bits and pieces and pitch them out when it's time to "simplify" their lives.
Anybody got some bottoms to swap for tops?
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