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Object Name |
Mold, Ammunition |
Date |
1820 circa |
Object Description |
This is a scissor-type musket ball mold. The handles curve inward slightly at the base. On one side of one handle a "20" is engraved to indicate the gauge of the ball the mold produces. A single rivet that's 1/4" in diameter holds the two pieces together. Just underneath the rivet on the handle side are a pair of nippers for trimming the sprue of a ball, left by a hole in the mold seam. The mold halves are barrel-shaped on the exterior and spherical within. On one side both mold halves contain half a circular hole which meet at the seam to allow molten lead to be poured in when held together. |
Material |
Iron |
People |
Guignard, James Sanders Guignard, William Slann |
Search Terms |
Ammunition Bullet Flintlock Gun Pistol Weaponry Tool |
Dimensions |
H-5.875 W-0.875 L-2 inches |
Catalog Number |
5.1987l |