Bullet Casting Equipment

[hsifeng]

We had a nice Sunday up visiting with folks at the Renaissance Symposium, where we met up with our gunsmith and got our powder flasks. The pictures I took of the flasks were *horrible*, so I will need to post new images later, but we also got a chance to check out some of Dale's original bullet casting equipment.

Dale had two different molds, both a single and a double:





These are cast bronze, with forged handles:





The forged bits pass through a eyelet on the back of the bronze and wrap around the edge to secure them in place:



Who knows, we might try to talk someone we know who does some lost-wax casting into making us some 'chambers' that hubby can then forge handles for!
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Comments

[shadowd1.livejournal.com]

what kind of philistines don't want to see pictures of period bullet molds?!?

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

The *worst* kind of course, but I am sure they are out there. Your pop and I got a giggle out of the NorCal folks we know, "Oh my god! Have you *seen* the new powder flasks that Dale has with him? Have you seen the new copper cartridges he is making!?!?"

*giggle*

Uh, yeah. He is making them for us! *grin*

I know, I know. I sound like a smug little so-and-so. But it isn't like Dale hasn't been around doing this for years. Why haven't any of his 16th C reenactment friends *asked* him to do early period stuff before?

Seems he has a whole list of order for these things now.

[shadowd1.livejournal.com]

how long have you been on his list?

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

I got on that list before I met your father. So...years! *grin* However, I think making it to the top of the list a second time may be easier. Then again, I could be out of my mind.

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

BTW - I am already looking into having custom versions of these cast for your pop's gun and mine...once we know what the caliber is.