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JHeath:
This cased English .32 came with a patch cutter and a pocket of cross-shape patches. Also two moulds.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/rifles---english-sporting/british-percussion-scoped-sporting-rifle-cased-w--gold-inlay.cfm?gun_id=101068837

Were cross shape patches common? Were these for ball? Does anyone use them today?

EC121:
I think they were for bullets.

Jeff Murray:
The rifle is a beauty.  Due to the small caliber I would agree they could have been used for a paper patched bullet load.

T*O*F:
If the molds came with the gun originally, look at them.  They will tell you what the gun shoots.  I also would say it's a bullet gun.

JHeath:

--- Quote from: T*O*F on December 29, 2021, 01:25:04 AM ---If the molds came with the gun originally, look at them.  They will tell you what the gun shoots.  I also would say it's a bullet gun.

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The listing doesn't give details about the moulds. Bullets make sense. I'm used to thinking of .32 muzzleloaders as being more like BBs than bullets.

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