Good evening; I am looking for any information regarding this very interesting 4-cavity Minie Ball mould. I acquired it some time ago and have not been able to find any information whatsoever regarding it, and someone told me to check with the N-SSA to see if anyone recognized it. Here's what I know about it:
1. It is apparently .577" caliber
2. The mould blocks appear to be made of brass (or maybe anodized aluminum), has a sliding steel frame of sorts and wooden handles.
3. "577a" is stamped on one end of the mould blocks.
4. "B-2406" is also stamped on each end block and also on one side of the middle mould block section.
5. There is no name or other visible marking to be seen.
There is a lever on each end of the mould block/sprue plate assembly (they can be seen in some of the pictures) which hold the mould in a closed position while pouring lead. After the bullet hardens, you flip the levers up and pull the wooden handles directly away from each other. This causes the mould to slide open in order to dump the bullets while the hollow-point pins are held in place by small screws. It's really a clever design and obviously professionally-made.
Has anyone here seen anything of the sort? Any idea what it's worth? One person didn't have specific information for me but thought that such an item would probably be worth $250, anyway. Another person conjectured that perhaps it is for pouring bullets to use with a .577 Snider airgun. Who knows....
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