Old reloading tools, some Parker

[David Borrowman]

A junk dealer just gave my dad a box of this stuff. I had a hard time trying to figure out what some of it was. I can't look at it without thinking about old market hunters, or loading some shells on a train ride to a duck club.





From what I have been told this is a load/wad stuffer. The punch part is on a spring and when pressure is applied, the three "fingers" are pushed in to give a 3-point crimp on an all brass shell. Just enough to hold the overshot card in I suppose.




Some hand made primer punches and wad stuffers. The ebony one may be parker as well, as I have seen some ebony parker stuffers like this for sale.


Multi-tools of the day, cappers and decappers. Though, I can't quite figure out how the decapper works coming in from the side. Maybe just a primer pocket cleaner?


Various powder/shot measures. I want to say the one 2nd from left is a parker bros, but can't remember for sure.

[ch]

The primer pocket cleaner-priming tool works capital for putting large rifle primers in magteck brass. ch

[Bruce Day]

David, wonderful, these items are fun to collect. Other period correct accessories include cleaning rods. BGICO also made cleaning rods and the C M Powers brass cleaning rod is interesting. Powers was a Parker shooter.

[Harry Collins]

What a wonderful and complete set of reloading tools. I have a few, but what you have is an unbelievable find.

Harry

[David Borrowman]

I found this while I was cruising the internet. If you like ca. 1900 reloading stuff, I don't think it would get much better.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/ANT...n_id=100123640

[Captain Bob]

David, the two squeeze type re/de-cappers were made by Remington. Remington is usually found stamped long-wise on the wooded plunger section, but most often this is hard to see due to usage wear. These are for re/de-capping Berdan type primers. The little spear point actually pierces the primer and then by pulling the shell towards the wood handle, the primer is "pried" out.

[Autumn Daze]

Bob,I have one of those Remington decappers.Thanks for explaining how it works.