parker closers

Those Parker tools look like they have the machined head that should do a good job of crimping.

nice...i bet they make good crimps like richard said...charlie

Old decapping tool
 

Paul - the tool in the photo that looks like a pair of pliers is the de-capping tool which was used to remove the primer from the shotgun hulls of days gone by. The hull was placed in the half round ring with the rim level with the edge of the ring. The tool had a icepick kind of finger that punctured the primer and then removed it as the tool was operated.

As you look at the picker, just below it in the photo is where a hull was placed to reprime. (You can see the indication of a half round ring where the hull was placed). While the hull was in the tool a new primer was pressed in by that little tit shown. Then the handles were opened fully and the re-primed hull was removed and the next dropped into the tool.

That is a nice Remington Berdan re/decapper you have, John! The patent date should be stamped on the wooden handle.

I have original 12 and 10ga brass shells. With mine, and I'm not saying all, the 12's take small rifle or pistol primers, and the 10's take large rifle or pistol primers. Pete, in the Alcan thread, shows a old Alcan reloading manual and it shows about 4 different sizes of primers. Go figure.