.31 brass mould for Colt Model 1849 Pocket percussion revolver. Straight leg mould, stamped “COLT’S PATENT” with an apostrophe, across both blocks, on the top face. The two cavities are for a round ball nearest the hinge pin and a conical with a heel grease groove below it. The groove helps facilitate loading into the cylinder chamber. The right leg is slightly bowed.

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