what brand mold is this? pat. 1880 45-75

[donbjazzbones]

well i just picked this mold up but i cant find anything about it online i did see one post where someone said they think its a winchester mold before they started puting the name on them they called it the "original patent mold" but i figured id ask you guys. its says pat 1880 on it and 45-75 thats it thanks in advance

[donbjazzbones]

so this one would be the same one in this post correct... http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=17893.0
If so could i call it a winchester bullet mold being that it was but they were waiting for the patent to be final ?

[JimBob]

That is an early M1880 WRA loading tool.The earliest versions did not have the Winchester name stamped on them.It would originally have been boxed with a de-capping pin and powder scoop for the correct charge.The first catalog listing was Jan.1 1884,the last in the Jan. 1896 catalog, although they were thought to be available before the 1884 date.There were three WRA reloading tools prior to this of different designs.

Oh,it is a reloading tool not a bullet mold.  Winchester catalogued them as "Tool for Reloading Central Fire Cartridges",by the time it was discontinued "The Lever Tool".

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