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Item Code RT0367, Price £5 (GBP) each A selection of original decapping pins for redecapping tools. Useful spares for the serious reloading tool collector. Good condition.
Item Code RT0362, Price £65 (GBP) A good quality but unamed ebony and brass spring loaded 12B redecapper. To decap the brass end unscrews and the decapping pin is spring loaded and operates when you push the knob as you can see in the photos. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0364, Price £45 (GBP) A 12B pinfire roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield catalogue no. 1119N. Good condition.
Item Code RT0360, Price £35 (GBP) A nickel silver shot measure by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with a side locking screw. Adjustable for 7/8 oz and 1 oz. Good condition.
Item Code RT0353, Price £35 (GBP) A very unusual English powder measure for a fixed charge of 3 1/2 drams with a round bottom. The measure still retains some of the original lacquer. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0354, Price £30 (GBP) A fixed charge powder measure for a cased rifle marked with the charge of 60 grains. Good condition. Retains quite a bit of the original lacquer. There is some solder around the joint on the measure but I do not think it has been resolded as the lacquer finish is not damaged.
Item Code RT0355, Price £45 (GBP) A rare small size measure for 5/8 ounce of shot. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0356, Price £30 (GBP) A nickel silver shot measure by James Dixon & Sons Shefield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0357, Prices from top to bottom £15 £20 £25 (GBP) Three cartridge wad rammers for (going from the top to bottom) 12B 28B and .450. Good condition.
Item Code RT0350, Price £22 each (GBP) Two nickel and ebony measures - one for powder and the other for shot. Good condition. Both need a good clean.
Item Code RT0349, Price £12 each (GBP) A selection of vintage 12B shotgun cartridge case sizers. Good condition.
Item Code RT0347, Price £155 (GBP) A 12B James Dixon & Sons combination tool embodying a rammer, filling tube decapper and recapper. Marked with their catalogue no. 5448. Good condition.
Item Code RT0339, Price £30 (GBP) A 12B brass had redecapper. Fair condition.
Item Code RT0336, Price £35 (GBP) A 16B redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0337, Price £65 (GBP) A 12B Jeffries Norwich roll turnover. Good condition.
Item Code RT0319, Price £150 (GBP) A 12B combination loader incorporating a filler tube, spring loaded rammer, roll turnover and side mounted redecapper. Good condition. The cartridge ejector rod is missing the brass knob which screws on the end.
Item Code RT0311, Price £45 (GBP) A 12B cage type redecapper. Good condition. Missing the ebony handle and the decapping pin.
Item Code RT0272, Price £65 (GBP) each A 12B Erskine Patent mahogany loading machine. Good condition. I have several of these machines in various conditions plus some incomplete machines for spares. Please email me if you are interested.
Item Code RT0267, Price £75 (GBP) A 12B brass wadding board for a James Dixon & Sons Climax loading machine. This holds the fibre or felt wads which can be then rammed into the cartridge cases either by hand or using the Patent Climax ramming machine. Good condition. Three of the brass pegs used to locate the board on top of the loading tray are missing but could easily be replaced. This Climax accessory is often missing from the loading machines.
Item Code RT0231, Price £10 to £20 (GBP) each A selection of steel wad punches marked with bore sizes from 10B to 16B. Good condition.
Item Code RT0212, Price £70 (GBP) A 12B combination rammer filler and roll turnover. No Name but British manufacture. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0366, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B G & J.W. Hawksley pinfire redecapper. Good condition. The spring is rusty but everything is working.
Item Code RT0338, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by William Bartram. Excellent condition with lots of faded case colours on the lever.
Item Code RT0315, Price SOLD (GBP) A matched pair of powder and shot measures with brass measures and ebony handles. Powder 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 drams and shot 1 to 1 1/2 ozs. Very good condition. Dirty and uncleaned with some lacquer still remaining.
Item Code RT0369, Price SOLD each (GBP) Two high quality measures with nickel silver measures and ebony handles by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0368, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B hand roll turnover tool for pinfire cartridges patented by Thomas Johnson in 1868. The cartridge is gripped by the side spring which is tightened by sliding the ring up the barrel of the tool. Each of these tools was individually numbered and this is number 1012.A hard to find item. Some wear but good overall condition.
Item Code RT0346, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B unamed pinfire redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0283, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon and Sons Sheffield stamped with their bugel trademark and catalogue number 1202. Good condition.
Item Code RT0321, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover by P. Webley and stamped with their catalogue number 7007. Good condition.
Item Code RT0363, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare nickel silver 12B hand roll turnover tool for a cased shotgun. Marked on the blued shut off plate with the makers name G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Good condition some rusting to the steel shut off plate. these nickel silver tools are solid nickel and not plated. They were the highest grade made by the 19th Century Sheffield Implement makers.
Item Code RT0365, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B twin pillar redecapper of a slightly unusual shape - the capping pillar is bottle shaped and the base is three circles. Good condition. The middle upright arm has been soled underneather the base to tighten but this doesn't show unless turned upside down.
Item Code RT0282, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare12B Combination tool incorporating a rammer/funnel powder filler, roll turnover, resizer and redecapper. Made by Lightwood & Son and marked with their partridge trademark. The handles have been chewed by rats but the steel parts retain a lot of case colour hardening. Good condition.
Item Code RT0361, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover with a side mounted redecapper tool. Fair but dirty condition. It has lost most of the paint. No makers name can be found but probably made by Lightwood & Son of Birmingham.
Item Code RT0345, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B James Dixon & Sons roll turnover stamped with their catalogue number 5119. The steel levers and roll turnover chuck retain their beautiful colour case hardening. The iron body of the tool was originally nickel plated but a lot of the plating has now worn off. Because the steel parts are in such excellent condition it may be worth considering replating the body. A rare tool.
Item Code RT0359, Price SOLD (GBP) A large English powder measure for a fixed charge of 120 grains. Very good condition and hard to find in this large size. Powder measures in grains are usually associated with reloading rifle cartridges.
Item Code RT0358, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare12B redecapping tool. No markings. Can anyone identify this tool? I have never seen one of these before. The decapping pillar has a spring loaded decapping pin operated by the lever at the base of the tube. The tool is made from nickel plated brass. From the style and construction I believe it is a British manufactured tool but it is unneccessarily complicated to perform a relatively simple operation. There are two screws on the upright part that could be where some other part fits?
Item Code RT0351, Price SOLD (GBP) An empty Eley cartridge box for 100 12B primed cases. Various award dates shown on the top upto 1908 and printed on the side with the cartridge retailer Linsley Bros Leeds who were gunmakers in Leeds Yorkshire . Printed with Nobel on one side. Good condition. Both need a good clean.
Item Code RT0328, Price SOLD (GBP) A smaller than usual size measure graduated from 1 3/4 to 2 3/4 drams. Good condition.
Item Code RT0343, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B ebony rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0348, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B redecapper with the decapping pillar spring loaded. This could be American or even French. Good condition.
Item Code RT0344, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B boxwood and brass Barclay Patent sprung filling tube and rammer. Unmarked. Good condition.
Item Code RT0341, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and stamped with their catalogue number 1114. Good condition. A little pitting on the steel lever and one corner of the blade is chipped.
Item Code RT0342, Price SOLD (GBP) A high quality composed pair of powder and shot measures by James Dixon & Sons with nickel silver ends and ebony handles. The powder measure is stamped Powder No.2 (refering to Curtis & Harvey No.2 powder) and is adjustable 2, 2 1/8 and 2 1/4 drams. The shot measure is stamped Shot No.6 and is adjustable 1 and 1 1/16 ounces. Good condition. The side locking screws are missing.
Item Code RT0325, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B good quality redecapper by G. & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield complete with the ebony base which is shaped for capping on one side and decapping on the other side. The scew cap is missing from the capper. The handle uscrews to reveal a couple of extra decapping pins which are included with the tool. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0333, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B brass loading tube marked W. Bartram & Co. This is the first Bartram marked one I have seen. Good condition.
Item Code RT0340, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B Barclays Patent redecapper tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with loading tube and rammer. Dixon catalogue number 5448 and illustrated on page 10 of their 1883 catalogue. The loading tube has internal springs to grip the rammer. Good condition. The knob on the end of the rammer should come off to reveal a decapping needle but I can't get it off. The wooden base cup is missing. This is a very hard to find tool.
Item Code RT0288, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B roll turnover tool. Unamed but probably Lightwood. Fair condition. Rather rusty and would improve from a good clean.
Item Code RT0213, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool. Unamed but good quality. Excellent condition with most paint and lacquer.
Item Code RT0335, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper designated in the catalogues as "for camp use". Good condition.
Item Code RT0329, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B ebony rammer and brass loading tube for a cased shotgun. Good condition.
Item Code RT0289, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare redecapper tool by James Dixon & Sons stamped with their catalogue number 1186. The tool is incomplete - it is missing the coil spring and outer sleeve over the decapper inside the pillar but in view of it's rarity it is worth careful restoration. Good condition.
Item Code RT0327, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare very small powder measure adjustable from 3/4 to 1 1/2 drams. Good condition.
Item Code RT0331, Price SOLD (GBP) A very unusual12B roll turnover tool with a round brass clip on the lever with two spikes to prevent the cartridge from turning during loading. No name but from the style I think this made by Hattersley of Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0324, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 roll turnover tool. No makers marks but probably made by one of the Birmingham makers. Good overall condition other than the internal roller which has some damage.
Item Code RT0314, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B pinfire redecapper and cartridge trimming tool with boxwood handle. At the end of the handle is a knurled wheel on a grub screw which is used to grip the old pin to remove from the cartridge. The tool is missing a small screw in cup at the other end which holds the new primer cap for insertion into the new cartrdge case. The tool also incorporates a cartridge trimmer blade which emerges when the knurled ring on the body of the tool is turned. There is a dent to the brass tube which you can see in the photos. In need of some restoration but a very rare tool.
Item Code RT0316, Price SOLD (GBP) An unusual powder measure with nickel silver measure and boxwood handle. I have seen this combination of nickel silver and boxwood in measures cased with Purdey pinfire shotguns. The measure is adjustable in two positions only and locked by a screw. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0307, Price SOLD (GBP) An unusual roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons with a grooved side claw rather than the more commonly encountered double claw. Marked with their catalogue number 5119. Very good condition with lots of the original paint and some case colours remaining.
Item Code RT0268, Price SOLD (GBP) A tinplate hopper for a James Dixon & Sons Climax loading machine. Good condition.
Item Code RT0308, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B "Despatch" model redecapper by G & J. W. Hawksley. Good condition. Uncleaned with some lacquer finish remaining.
Item Code RT0312, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare and completely original Eley Brothers catalogue for 1912 - 1913. Measures 11" x 8 3/4" with 96 pages. Good condition .
Item Code RT0313, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare original Eley Brothers catalogue for 1904 with the original half leather binding. Measures 8 3/4" x 6" with 79 pages. Generally good condition, leather surface rubbed and a little tatty.
Item Code RT0295, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb Cocker Patent combination tool comprising a redecapper rammer and roll turnover. The tool has the rare hand held ratchet type holder to grip the head of the cartridge when perfoming the roll turnover. This component is usually missing and ir very rare. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0303, Price SOLD (GBP) A high quality shot measure by G & J. W. Hawksley with a nickel silver measure and black horn handle. The measure is graduated from 3/4, 7/8, 1 ounce. Excellent condition and unusual with these small calibrations.
Item Code RT0305, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire vertical loader by Bartram & Co. of Sheffield and marked with their trademark "Nimrod". Good condition.
Item Code RT0306, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0309, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B Horsley Patent redecapper. No maker marks. Good condition.
Item Code RT0136, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 28B redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0299, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb 12B boxwood rammer and filler. Beautiful colour and superb condition. very rare in this condition.
Item Code RT0293, Price SOLD (GBP) A 28B Horsley pattern redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0296, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand redecapper marked with a bird in flight on the handle. Good condition.
Item Code RT0291, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0287, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham. Good condition.
Item Code RT0285, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 28B roll turnover by Lightwood & Son Birmingham and stamped with their trademark of a partridge and L&S. Excellent condition and hard to find in this calibre.
Item Code RT0237, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand held roll turnover tool by James Purdey & Sons. Good condition. Some scratches to the ebony handle and flaking to the plating but Purdey tools are hard to find.
Item Code RT0241, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare wooden display cartridge board for Nobels Sporting Ammunition. This would have had a fabric covered shield shaped placque with cartridges fastened onto it but this and the glass is missing. Measures approximately 28 1/2" x 19". Good condition. Worth restoring as these cartridge boards when complete are selling for several thousand pounds.
Item Code RT0252, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley. This is one of their best quality tools with wing nu detachable lever and buffalo horn handles. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0281, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper with twin pillars in a cage. Good condition.
Item Code RT0278, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with a side claw. Good condition.
Item Code RT0279, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare .410 roll turnover tool built on the small frame. Not named but the style is the same as Hawksley manufactured tools. Good condition.
Item Code RT0236, Price SOLD (GBP) A .500 rifle tool to push the bullet into the cartridge case. A good accessory for a cased double rifle. Good condition.
Item Code RT0235, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare12B spring loaded recapper by James Dixon & Sons no.1178 on it's original ebony base. Good condition. The brass retains some of the original lacquer. The ebony base has an age crack.
Item Code RT0261, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked with their catalogue number 1197. Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer.
Item Code RT0270, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire roll turnover by G. & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Excellent condition with most of the original paint and case colours on the levers.
Item Code RT0215, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Despatch redecapper tool by G. & J. W. Hawksley Sheffield. Superb condition with virtually all the original gilt lacquer. The underside of the base retains all the original paint and the screw in the pivoting arm has all it's original blue. One of the best examples I have seen.
Item Code RT0271, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B pinfire roll turnover combination tool by W. Bartram & Co Sheffield. There is a spring loaded rammer and funnel for filling and ramming the cartridge plus a vertical roll turnover. A large tool. Very good condition. There is a screw missing from the bottom and the brass shut off plate has a brazed repair both of which you can see in the last photo.
Item Code RT0274, Price SOLD (GBP) each An unusual universal measure with scales for shot black powder Schultze and E.C. Powder. The measure adjusts by sliding out with a locking screw on the side. Good condition.
Item Code RT0160, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B James Dixon & Sons redecapper 2181C. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0259, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper by W. Bartram and marked with their NIMROD trademark. Good condition.
Item Code RT0269, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare James Dixon & Sons climax loading machine patented in 1887 for loading 100 cartridges with powder. All these machines are individually numbered and this one is 781. Good condition and in working order but does need a little restoration and cleaning. The glass window is missing from the bottom of the front of the tin plate hopper but could easily be replaced as it slides into the channels in the hopper. A screw is loose at the rear in the wood. The machine comes complete with a 12B loading tray and a 12B wad board both marked James Dixon. This is very heavy and is only available for collection and would be too expensive to post overseas.
Item Code RT0260, Price SOLD (GBP) A telescopic sliding powder and shot measure by G & J.W. Hawksley which measures up to 2 ounces shot and 5 drams of powder. The locking screw is missing. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0253, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 roll turnover tool. Dirty but complete condition.
Item Code RT0193, Price SOLD (GBP) A 14B redecapper. 14 bore tools are getting increasingly harder to find. Good condition.
Item Code RT0254, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B roll turnover tool which was designed to be screwed to the edge of a bench or table rather than the more usual clamp. I have never seen one of these before. Good condition.
Item Code RT0258, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20B redecapper by G. & J. W. Hawksley and partially stamped on one side of the lever with their despatch trademark. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0256, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B redecapper by Webley and marked with their catalogue number. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0159, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20 bore redecapper on the Horsley Patent. No makers name but in excellent condition retaining lots of the original lacquer and paint.
Item Code RT0238, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons catalogue no. 1117. Good condition. .
Item Code RT0234, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B cartridge trimmer.
Item Code RT0225, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Sleepy rusty and uncleaned condition.
Item Code RT0220, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper tool by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield with lacquered brass barrel and ebony handle which screws off revealing a cavity inside which is a spare decapping needle. Excellent condition.