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Offline Clear Spring Armory

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Gang Mold
« on: June 20, 2018, 06:40:38 AM »
My Site Supervisor found this gang mold in an old house in South East Indiana. He heard I was into muzzleloaders, so he brought it to work wanting to know how old it might be. Problem is, I really don't know much about them. It doesn't look modern, looks like its blacksmith made, but I don't see any evidence that it's wrought iron. Interestingly, it looks like its sub-.32 cal. I didn't get to measure it, but I shoot a lot of small caliber, and it seemed small. Any-who, I told him its likely late percussion period (which made him happy), being small caliber. But, I told him I'd ask on here to see what the more experienced think.





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Offline Daryl

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Re: Gang Mold
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2018, 07:07:43 AM »
Sounds good to me.
Could also be for casting buck-shot, as it is such a multi-cavity mould.
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Online rich pierce

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Re: Gang Mold
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2018, 02:45:13 PM »
I agree, buckshot seems most likely.
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Re: Gang Mold
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2018, 05:23:32 PM »
My Uncle bought what he thought was a brass Picket bullet gang mold.
Turned out to be a suppository mold for a pharmacist. ;D

Offline stubshaft

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Re: Gang Mold
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2018, 08:28:05 PM »
Fishing sinkers or buckshot.
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