Civil War Harper’s Ferry .58 Caliber Brass Minie Gang Bullet Mold. GALLERY

Description: GALLERY LISTING In keeping with eBay policies this item is being listed with intent to sell. Until it does I’m also providing it here for a point of research & reference as I have found no other information on it aside from what I’m presenting. Enjoy my research and I hope you find it interesting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Provenance: The George Moller Collection (author of American Military Shoulder Arms, Volumes I, II, and III). Among the rarest of all Civil War bullet molds is the Harper’s Ferry Arsenal brass .58 caliber gang mold. It is assigned the highest rarity (R5) in the reference book ‘Reloading Tools of the Black Powder Era’, by Tom Rowe and Ed Curtis. A mold similar to this is pictured in volume 2 of that series (reference the attached pictures). So far I’ve identified 3 unique design characteristics of this mold (Type I, Type II, and Type III). Each complete weighs nearly 3 1/2 pounds. The molds are a work of art for its size, aesthetics, rarity, functionality, and history. All 3 are pictured side by side once for reference only. This is my ‘Type I’, with the unpolished/unfinished [dimpled] handles (compared to the smooth mold block), and the vertical line separating the handles from the mold block. It is not marked on the mold block & handles such as found on the other two examples. There are some minor but noticeable variations in the handle characteristics but I’m not currently listing that as a discriminating type factor. Reference my other Harpers Ferry Gallery molds for an example of ‘Type II’ and ‘Type III’. Please check out the multiple auctions I’ve listed which include high end cased set tools (for percussion pistols, rifles, and revolvers), Civil War era bullet molds/moulds, early 1800s-Civil War US buttons, lots of CDVs, Civil War bullets, and items from the collection of George Moller and Senator Charles Ford.

Price: 10000 USD

Location: Forest, Mississippi

End Time: 2023-11-23T03:57:06.000Z

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