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Item Code RT0899, Price £95 (GBP) A 12B hand redecapping tool with a wrench for the decapping needle which screws into the handle. Not maker marked but probably by Lightwood & Son, Birmingham. Good condition. The decapping needle has lost it's tip.
Item Code RT0900, Price £70 (GBP) A 12B "Despatch" redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley and retailed by Wilkes gunmakers in Leeds. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0895, Price £45 (GBP) A 14B roll turnover. Very good untouched condition.
Item Code RT0896, Price £380 (GBP) A very rare 4 Bore redecapper. No maker markings but stamped "4" on the lever. Shown with a couple of 4 bore cartridges and in the final photo alongside a standard 12B redecapper to show it's large size. Good usable condition but lacks the original paint. A very hard to find tool in this large calibre.
Item Code RT0892, Price £85 the pair (GBP) A best quality matched pair of powder and shot measures by G & J.W. Hawksley with horn handles and nickel silver measures. Excellent condition. Would suit a top London shotgun.
Item Code RT0889, Price £95 (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper by James Dixon & Sons marked with their catalogue number 1101. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0891, Price £165 (GBP) A 12B upright rammer and roll turnover tool made by George Jeffries of Norwich to his patent no. 1900 of 1860. Good condition. Dirty untouched and would improve greatly with a careful clean. Retains some of the original blue paint. I generally leave the pleasure of cleaning to the customer as they can then clean to the point at which they are happy. If you prefer to buy this tool cleaned I would be happy to do so.
Item Code RT0886, Price £75 (GBP) A 12B Hawksley base capper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0879, Price £650 (GBP) A very rare .455 combination reloading tool for a Webley revolver or possibly a four barrel Lancaster. This tool casts the bullet, decaps the case, resizes and recaps the case, seats the bullet and then fixes the bullet (using stab fixers). The handles are covered in leather. In excellent condition. Retains some laquer and leather is superb condition. A very hard to find tool particularly with complete and original leather covers on the handles.
Item Code RT0880, Price £85 (GBP) A 12B Greenfield pattern (although not marked) hand redecapper. Very good condition. As is often the case it is missing the screw in spare needle cover.
Item Code RT0870, Price £170 (GBP) A very good 12 bore hand roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Excellent condition with lots of the original finish remaining.
Item Code RT0871, Price £325 (GBP) A rare 8 bore roll turnover by Lightwood & Son Birmingham. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0866, Price £50 (GBP) A tinplate powder funnel for filling powder flasks or cartridges. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0865, Price £45 (GBP) A 16B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons stamped with their bugle trademark and catalogue no. 1204C. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0857, Price £85 (GBP) A 12 bore bench roll turnover with a side mounted redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0837, Price £120 (GBP) A rare powder tin for The New Explosives Company of Stowmarket Works Suffolk. Measures 12" tall. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0838, Price £35 (GBP) A 12B redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Good condition.
Item Code RT0833, Price £200 each(GBP) A couple of rare Dougall & Bartram patent powder measures with spring loaded side levers operating the cut off. Intended for black powder breech loading rifles. The top one is adjustable and graduated from 42 to 50 grains and the lower measure has a fixed charger for 4 1/2 drams. Very good untouched and uncleaned condition. These measures were cased with full bore sporting rifles by leading rifle makers including Alex.Henry and J.D. Dougall.
Item Code RT0806, Price £30 (GBP) A 16 bore redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0790, Price £180 (GBP) A 12 bore pinfire filler, rammer and roll turnover by William Bartram & Co. Sheffield. It is stamped with their trademark of riding hat and crop. Good condition. An early tool.
Item Code RT0785, Price £165 (GBP) A 12B James Dixon & Sons pinfire hand roll turnover catalogue no. 1117 for a cased gun. Very good condition with lots of blueing and some lacquer remaining.
Item Code RT0761, Price £70 for the pair (GBP) A pair of very good quality nickel silver and horn measures. Although the handle on the powder measure is slightly shorter than the shot measure they match each other in every other way and are undoubtedly a pair. Very good condition. Need a careful clean.
Item Code RT0673, Price £95 (GBP) A combination 12B loading tool with decapper, filling tube, rammer, recapper and a hand roll turnover marked Patent 5535 1884. Nickel plated with boxwood handles. This was a patent by J.C. Cocker in 1884. The decapping needle has broken and the thread on the screw attaching the lever is worn. Otherwise good condition.
Item Code RT0905, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20B roll turnover. Good condition with a lot of the original paint.
Item Code RT0901, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B "Excel"roll turnover by Lightwood & Son of Birmingham made to their Patent no. 2502 of 1886. Good untouched and dirty condition.
Item Code RT0902, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B roll turnover by G & J.W. Hawksley. Very good untouched condition with most of the original paint remaining.
Item Code RT0897, Price SOLD (GBP) A good 12B boxwood Barclays Patent filler and rammer. Very good untouched condition.
Item Code RT0898, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B boxwood hand roll turnover. Very good untouched condition. A few minor knocks on the underneath and one small age crack. Brass retains the original lacquer. A rare and early pattern.
Item Code RT0887, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand redecapper. The cap of the handle unscrews to form a key to unscrew and replace the decapping needles and there is also a spare needle inside the hollow handle. Unmarked but probably Lightwood & Son Birmingham. Excellent condition with most of the original lacquer.
Item Code RT0872, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of tubular telescopic powder and shot measures by Sykes. When you rotate the base the measure increases or decreases. They are both different to each other. Very good condition. One has a ding in the open mouth which you can see in the pictures. With care this could be pushed out.
Item Code RT0894, Price SOLD (GBP) A good quality small calibre ebony rammer. Fits a .410" cartridge easily and mikes up at .360". Small rammers are getting hard to find. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0869, Price SOLD (GBP) A selection of base redecappers. The Ward & Sons double is sold, unamed double is £35 and the Hawksley single is sold. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0851, Price SOLD (GBP) A scarce 8 bore roll turnover. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0844, Price SOLD (GBP) A Nobel Industries Sporting Ammunition catalogue for 1925.119 pages. One of a number of original ammunition catalogues that came from the Library in ICI. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0873, Price SOLD (GBP) A selection of 12B brass filling tubes with ebony rammers. Good condition.
Item Code RT0893, Price SOLD GBP) A rare 14B pinfire redecapper by James Dixon & Sons marked with their catalogue number 1101. Superb condition with most blue on the spring and retaining a lot of the original gilt lacquer on the brass. Rare to find in this calibre.
Item Code RT0890, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B de and re-capping base. One side is for decapping and the other is for capping. Stamped "12". Very good condition. Would look better with a careful clean.
Item Code RT0888, Price SOLD (GBP) A ring or finger powder and shot measure. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0863, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by William Bartram & Co. Very good condition. Needs a clean. All markings crisp.
Item Code RT0884, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B brass loading tube (with spring plates inside) and rammer. Stamped with the maker trademark of a bird. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0881, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B camp pattern redecapper stamped Bartram with their trade mark and catalogue number. Very good condition. Unusual to find a maker marked one of these tools.
Item Code RT0882, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare and best quality solid nickel silver 12B redecapper. Very good condition and nickel versions are hard to find (presumably because they originally were more expensive but only did the same job as the standard brass tool).
Item Code RT0883, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B wooden rammer and loading tube. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0875, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of 12B pinfire capping tools by James Dixon & Sons. One Tool (Dixon catalogue no. 1101)also has a screw in clamp in the base to remove the old pin in a fired cartridge condition SOLD. The other tool (Dixon catalogue no. 1100C) is the more basic but now rarer version without this clamp SOLD.
Item Code RT0861, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore wooden redecapper. The boxwood handle is a push fit and the shaft can be reversed to reveal a decapping pin. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0876, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 16B Bartram & Harwood patent cartridge filler and rammer made under their patent no. 3154 of 1861. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0874, Price SOLD (GBP) A steel 28 bore sizing tool. Hard to find in this calibre. condition.
Item Code RT0864, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0853, Price £SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore pinfire redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0813, Price SOLD (GBP) A good 12B hand redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Catalogue number 1187. Superb condition with all of the original gilt lacquer.
Item Code RT0867, Price SOLD (GBP) Three measures. From top to bottom: James Dixon & Sons shot measure 2104 graduated 3/4, 7/8, 1, and 1 1 1/8 oz. £30. Nickel silver powder measure by G & J.W. Hawksley graduated 2 1/4 to 3 drams £25. Very small powder measure graduated 1/2, 3/8 and 3/4 drams £35. All in very good condition.
Item Code RT0868, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of best quality steel wad punches with indentations to wads with grooves allowing the air to be released when the wad is rammed down the barrel. They are: 14B £25 and 7B £50. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0862, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare upright 12B pinfire reloader by James Dixon & Sons stamped with their catalogue no.5165. Very good condition with most of the original paint remaining.
Item Code RT0860, Price SOLD (GBP) A .450 redecapper for a cased rifle. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0834, Prices SOLD (GBP) Three cartridge trimmers by James Dixon & Sons. Top to bottom: 10 Bore trimmer with internal spring broken but still operational, 12 Bore trimmer with internal compartment for spare blades. The screw in cover is chipped but spring intact and at the bottom a 16 Bore trimmer with some original lacquer broken internal spring but still operational.
Item Code RT0736, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of quite rare very small powder measures: A powder measure with a light coloured boxwood handle and three graduations 3/8, 1/2 and 5/8 drams. A small tight crack to the handle and the measure is missing the grub screw. Otherwise good condition. An ebony handled powder measure stamped .410 and marked on the side 3/4 dram. Good condition.
Item Code RT0859, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore hand recapper marked Kynoch Birmingham. Probably given away by the ammunition manufacturers as a promotional item. Good condition.
Item Code RT0840, Price SOLD (GBP) A spring loaded 12 bore base capper by G & J.W. Hawksley. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0858, Price SOLD (GBP) Three ebony cartridge rammers for loading rifle cartridges. Calibres are .450 (bottom) and .577 (top two rammers). Good condition.
Item Code RT0819, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare and very substantial 8 bore roll turnover by Lightwood & Son Birmingham and marked with their trademark of a partridge. Very good condition. These big bore loading tools are getting hard to find.
Item Code RT0856, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore pinfire hand roll turnover tool by Bartram & Harwood Sheffield with a lacquered brass body and ebony handle. There is a locking depth stop which I believe was unique to Bartram tools. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0852, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare .500 Horsley patent redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Excellent condition with most finish remaining. Would look great with your double rifle.
Item Code RT0854, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition, retaining most of the original japanned finish.
Item Code RT0841, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley. Superb condition retaining much of the original gilt lacquer and blueing.
Item Code RT0855, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore hand redecapper for a cased set made by G & J.W. Hawksley. Excellent condition with most of the original gilt lacquer finish remaining.
Item Code RT0849, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B case colour hardened steel sizer. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0850, Price SOLD (GBP) A really good example of a 12B Hawksley clip roll turnover made under their patent 3379 of 1865. Excellent condition with lots of the original paint and some original blueing on the levers.
Item Code RT0839, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare combination loading tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield for a .450 revolver. This tool decaps, recaps the cartridge, casts the lead bullet and seats it in the case. Good condition. The handles have been recovered in leather at some time past.
Item Code RT0751, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper base. The recapper is spring loaded. Good condition.
Item Code RT0847, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare and early 12 bore Purdey Patent roll turnover machine. Patented under patent no.302 in 1861. All these machines were serial numbered and this one is no.140. All original and a very difficult tool to find. Very good condition. Minor pitting on the steel lever but this could be improved if you wanted to.
Item Code RT0805, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore Horsley's Patent redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Good condition.
Item Code RT0800, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore G & J. W. Hawksley "Despatch" redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0796, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore brass hand redecapper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0845, Price SOLD (GBP) A Nobels Ammunition price list for 1912-13. 39 pp. One of a number of original ammunition catalogues that came from the Library in ICI. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0822, Price SOLD (GBP) A good 12 bore reloading set by Webley with all the tools carrying their catalogue numbers consisting of redecapper filler tube and rammer and a roll turnover. Excellent condition and nice to find as a set. the price is for the set of all three tools.
Item Code RT0835, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Webley hand redecapper marked with their catalogue number B 7033. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0836, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare and large early 12B upright roll turnover and ramming machine by G. Jeffries of Norwich and made to their patent of 1859. Measures a massive 16 1/2" overall. Excellent condition with most of the original paint. A very hard to find loading tool particularly in this condition.
Item Code RT0825, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore redecapping tool. Some lacquer and finish remains. Decapping pin needle broken.
Item Code RT0671, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore spring loaded decapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0808, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare and early pinfire combination rammer filler and roll turnover in 12 bore by William Bartram. Good condition. Age split in one ebony handle. Steel parts could do with a clean.
Item Code RT0831, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare English boxwood 12B pinfire roll turnover tool by Sutton with cartridge ejector. Like many of these boxwood tools there is an age crack up one side. Otherwise in very good condition.
Item Code RT0830, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield stamped with their catalogue number 1101. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0816, Price SOLD (GBP) An unusual shot measure for 1 oz. with boxwood handle. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0829, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare .450 revolver combination tool with decaps and recaps the cartridge, sizes the case, casts the bullet, seats the bullet and fixes the bullet in the case with a stab crimper. Very clever little tool. Unmarked other the calibre but undoubtedly made by William Bartram & Co. of Sheffield. Good condition. Leather covering on the handles is worn with some losses.
Item Code RT0792, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20 bore roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and marked with their catalogue number 1203. This tool has the slightly larger stronger body for shop use. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0826, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare and early 12 bore roll turnover filler and rammer tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield catalogue no. 1165N. would improve with a gentle clean. Quite a bit of the original paint remains and the tool is untouched.
Item Code RT0821, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20 bore Hawksley Despatch redecapper. Good condition. Unusual to find in 20B.
Item Code RT0812, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B hand roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons with a cranked lever. Catalogue number 1118. Superb condition. Most of the original lacquer, case hardening and blueing remains. Extremely hard to find in this condition and a great addition to any collection.
Item Code RT0786, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare James Dixon & Sons improved powder and shot measure catalogue no. 1107A . I also show a page from a Dixon catalogue relating to this measure. The ebony handle unscrews slightly which allows the measure to slide up and down and then locks when the handle is tightened. Very good condition with some lacquer remaining. These are hard to find.
Item Code RT0823, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare and early 12 bore upright combination reloading tool marked Eley Bros. London. Retains some of the original paint mixed with patina. The gate is missing but only consists of a straight bar so could easily be made. This is only the second time I have had one of these tools.
Item Code RT0824, Price SOLD (GBP) A 28 bore roll turnover tool. Could do with a gentle clean. Quite a bit of the original paint remains. Difficult to find in this bore.
Item Code RT0804, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16 bore pinfire redecapper by James Dixon & Sons. Good condition.
Item Code RT0754, Price SOLD (GBP) A very small boxwood handled shot measure graduated 1/8 , 1/4 and 3/8 oz . Good condition. Rare in this small size.
Item Code RT0814, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B decapping, filling and recapping tool with boxwood handles and rammer. The knob on the rammer pulls off to reveal a decapping pin and the rammer can then be reversed with the knob pushed onto the other end to decap. No markings but definitely a British tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0815, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 8B redecapper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0817, Price SOLD (GBP) A tubular powder and shot measure by Sykes which measures upto 2 ounces shot and 5 drams black powder. The measure adjust when the base is rotated. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0802, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare .410 redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0803, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore hand screw redecapper by Webley and marked with their catalogue number. These tools are hard to find. Good condition.
Item Code RT0811, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 14 bore hand roll turnover tool by Thomas Johnson made to his patent of 1868. Good untouched and uncleaned condition.
Item Code RT0801, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore combination rammer and roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son and marked with their partridge trade mark on the lever. Usually these tools have a hollow rammer and act as a filling tube but this version has a solid rammer - all original and the first one I have seen like this. Very good condition. Quite a lot of the original paint remaining.
Item Code RT0807, Price SOLD (GBP) A combined powder and shot measure with rammer handle and locking screw. Good condition.
Item Code RT0799, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare incomplete 12 bore combination tool. You can see a complete one in the photo of a catalogue page from I think a Lightwood catalogue. This tool also comes with a spare roll turnover part of the same pattern of tool. Fairly poor condition but probably worth buying as a restoration project if you don't have one of these as they are very rare.
Item Code RT0797, Price SOLD (GBP) A loading funnel for 8 bore cartridges. Shown with an 8 bore case (not included). Very good condition.
Item Code RT0791, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 8 bore roll turnover. Brass body and ebony handles. Some paint loss but otherwise in very good condition. A hard to find reloading tool
Item Code RT0794, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons with a side clip lever stamped with their catalogue number 5119. Very good condition with lots of the original paint remaining.
Item Code RT0795, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore roll turnover tool. Not marked with a name but probably Lightwood or Webley. Good condition.
Item Code RT0563, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B French pinfire roll turnover of a type I haven't seen before. It also fits a 14B pinfire cartridge (which is the calibre of the cartridge in the photo). The only marking is a letter B. Good condition. The screw clamp is rather loose in the thread.
Item Code RT0793, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10 bore roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Stamped on the lever with their catalogue number 1119N. Good but dirty condition.
Item Code RT0647, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Patent clip roll turnover by G & J.W. Hawksley for loading pinfire or center fire cartridges. Very good condition with some original finish. It would improve with a careful clean.
Item Code RT0789, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20 bore resizer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0787, Price SOLD (GBP) A good quality 16B nickel plated roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son of Birmingham. Stamped with their trademark of a partridge over L&S. Very good condition and rare to find in a nickel plated version.
Item Code RT0782, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B James Dixon & Sons roll turnover catalogue no. 5119 with a side clip lever. Good condition.
Item Code RT0783, Price SOLD (GBP) A combined filler, rammer and roll turnover tool. No makers name stamped on the tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0764, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12 bore James Dixon & Sons redecapper catalogue no. 1186 It is incomplete as it is missing the inner sleeve and knob but otherwise in good condition. This tool is a hard one to find so although incomplete it may be a good filler for your collection.
Item Code RT0781, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore upright roll turnover and filler tool with spring loaded rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0757, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0772, Price SOLD (GBP) A funnel for filling rifle cartridges with powder. Shown in the photos with a .500 cartridge case (not included). Good condition.
Item Code RT0770, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore Kynoch bench crimper for brass cases. Complete with the crimping die. Hard to find tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0756, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of ring handle measures. Good condition.
Item Code RT0765, Price SOLD (GBP) A very nice James Dixon & Sons 12B hand roll turnover catalogue no. 1117. Excellent condition with lots of original finish remaining.
Item Code RT0766, Price SOLD each (GBP) A couple of 12B hand crimpers for closing brass cases. Both complete with their crimping dies. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0767, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons catalogue no. 1114. Excellent condition with lots of original finish.
Item Code RT0634, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover. Fair condition. Unusual in that the calibre "12" is stamped on the body of the roll turnover as well as the lever.
Item Code RT0763, Price SOLD (GBP) A pretty uncommon Curtis & Harvey 1lb powder tin for TS gunpowder. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0762, Price SOLD (GBP) An interesting three piece case resizing set for Martini Henry .577/450 by John Greenfield of London. Good condition.
Item Code RT0752, Price SOLD (GBP) A pair of nickel silver powder and shot measures with ebony rammer handles by G & J.W. Hawksley. The shot measure is graduated from 1oz. to 1 1/4oz and the powder measure is 2 1/2 drams to 3 1/2 drams. Good condition.
Item Code RT0760, Price SOLD (GBP) A Dixon & Sons tubular adjustable powder and shot measure. Good condition.
Item Code RT0750, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 hand redecapper. Rare in this caliber. Good condition.
Item Code RT0755, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B "Despatch" redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley. Good condition.
Item Code RT0746, Prices SOLD (GBP) Two pinfire redecappers. Neither have any makers name but both are marked 12. Both in very good condition.
Item Code RT0706, Price SOLD (GBP) Two adjustable powder measures by G & J. Hawksley Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0747, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B James Dixon & Sons redecapper catalogue number 1186 with spring loaded pillar. Superb condition with lots of original finish. A very difficult to find tool especially in this condition.
Item Code RT0740, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb and high quality combination tool for a .380 revolver which de-caps, re-caps, resizes the case, casts the bullet, seats the bullet and fixes in the case (using two stabbers). Complete with the original black leather handle covers. Made by William Bartram Sheffield and marked with their trademark "Nimrod". These tools are hard to find. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0732, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of wooden pots that were used in S.R. Jeffery gunmakers for gun powder when filling cartridges with a dipper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0720, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Wm. Bartram combination roll turnover filler and rammer for pinfire cartridges. Good condition.
Item Code RT0741, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B cartridge filler and spring loaded wad rammer for pinfire or centre fire cartridges. Made by Bartram & Harwood in Sheffield to their Patent no. 3154. Very good untouched condition with traces of the original lacquer.
Item Code RT0738, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 roll turnover by G & J.W. Hawksley. Very good condition. Quite rare and nicely scaled down. It is shown next to a standard 12B turnover for comparison.
Item Code RT0739, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare redecapper which can be adapted to 12 Bore, 16 Bore and 20 Bore using the sleeves which slide over the decapping pillar and lock with a bayonet fitting at the bottom. Stamped ALPHA trademark with the three bore sizes on one side and Patent No. 14901 on the other side. Good condition. This is the first one I have seen.
Item Code RT0742, Price SOLD (GBP) A .360 Berdan redecapper. Stamped on the lever with the calibre and trademark of a figure standing next to a tree or post. Unusual in this calibre. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0735, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Hawksley hand redecapper for a cased gun. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0733, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12 bore Thorn 1883 Patent brass case crimper. Henry Alfred Alexander Thorn was trading as Charles Lancaster having previously acquired the gunmaker. The brass shell case is pushed into the tool against a die which crimps together the open end onto a card top wad to form the closure. Good condition. Some loss of paint but a hard to find tool.
Item Code RT0734, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare James Dixon redecapper catalogue number 1186. The tool is spring loaded and when the side knob is moved to the left it allows the central pillar to de depressed and the decapping pin is revealed. Another hard to find tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0728, Price SOLD (GBP) A 28 bore hand redecapping tool for a cased gun. Complete with spare pin contained inside the body of the tool. Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer.
Item Code RT0729, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare fixer for the .577/450 Martini Henry cartridge. Good condition.
Item Code RT0730, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore hand redecapper marked with the Patent number (first one I have seen with the patent number stamped on the tool). Good condition.
Item Code RT0724, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B spring loaded redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley. The pin cover is missing but otherwise good condition.
Item Code RT0725, Prices SOLD (GBP) A couple of Kynoch Patent brass case crimpers. From left to right: 20B crimper (missing the die) 12B crimper complete with die. Good condition.
Item Code RT0704, Price SOLD (GBP) A matched pair of adjustable powder and shot measures with horn handles. Good condition.
Item Code RT0727, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley with two position lever. Nice condition with lots of case colours on the lever.
Item Code RT0721, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand roll turnover by Ward for a cased shotgun pinfire or centre fire. Good condition.
Item Code RT0722, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand roll turnover for a cased gun pinfire or centre fire. No name but very good quality. Excellend condition with virtually all the original case colours and a lot of lacquer.
Item Code RT0723, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B W. Bartram hand redecapper. Very good condition with some of the original blue remaining.
Item Code RT0701, Price SOLD (GBP) A high quality matched pair of nickel silver and horn powder and shot measures by G & J.W. Hawksley. The shot measure has a rammer handle. Good condition. There is a tiny chip or beetle bite in the very end of the rammer handle.
Item Code RT0666, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore hand redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0718, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B base for use with a decapping rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0717, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B spring loaded base recapper by G & J.W. Hawksley. Good condition.
Item Code RT0687, Price SOLD (GBP) A French 16 bore boxwood pinfire hand roll turnover. Very good condition. Great colour.
Item Code RT0698, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 8 bore roll turnover tool with ejector and 4 pin roller. Good condition.
Item Code RT0678, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B nickel plated combination loader. Good condition. Some wear to the plating.
Item Code RT0682, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield catalogue number 1202. The claw only pushes against the side on the rim of the cartridge to stop it turning when turning the chuck. A scarce tool. Good condition. Wear and corrosion to the paint.
Item Code RT0695, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare Jones Patent Accuratus powder dispenser with scales for Black Powder and EC Powder. This is the model with nozzles. Overall very good condition with some wear but would probably improve a lot with a careful clean.
Item Code RT0696, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare and massive 4 gauge hand re-decapper. I am not sure of the maker but the end cap is marked with a flying bird trademark. Shown next to a similar tool in 12 gauge for comparison. Good condition. Strangely it is too large to use on the 4G paper case shown in the photo so I wonder if it is for slightly thinner brass cases.
Item Code RT0697, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 8 gauge pinfire re-decapper. Very good condition with quite a bi6t of the original lacquer remaining.
Item Code RT0690, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16 bore hand roll turnover with a bee trademark on the end plate. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0680, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B roll turnover. Good condition.
Item Code RT0676, Price SOLD (GBP) A couple of good quality shot measures. One by James Dixon and the other by G & J.W. Hawksley. Good condition.
Item Code RT0683, Prices SOLD (GBP) Two large measures for use with big bore guns. A nickel and ebony powder measure adjustable from 6 drams to 7 1/2 drams SOLD and a brass shot measure with ebonised handle adjustable from 1 1/4 oz to 2 1/4 oz. SOLD Both are in very good condition.
Item Code RT0652, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare Nobel travellers sample case for Ballistite powder. Very good condition. One of the glass phials has been replaced at some time in the past.
Item Code RT0686, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore Horsley Patent redecapper by G & J. W. Hawksley Sheffield. These tools were normally manufactured by James Dixon & Sons and so one marked Hawksley is pretty rare. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0685, Price SOLD (GBP) A good example of a 12 bore Jeffries Patent Lever Machine. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0684, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 bore pinfire combination loader by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield 5165 in their catalogue. Very good condition and a rare tool.
Item Code RT0689, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 16 bore pinfire combination loader by William Bartram Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0688, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 10 bore cage type redecapper (you normally only encounter 12B and 16B examples so rare in this calibre). Very good condition.
Item Code RT0648, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover by G & J.W. Hawksley for loading center fire cartridges. Very good condition with lots of original finish.
Item Code RT0675, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B brass loading tube. Good condition retaining lots of the original lacquer.
Item Code RT0677, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B ebony rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0674, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B double base redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and marked with their catalogue number 1197. Good condition.
Item Code RT0625, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer with spring loaded blade by G & J.W. Hawksley. Very good condition. The screw holding the handle has sunk into the handle but everything is firm.
Item Code RT0658, Price SOLD (GBP) A matched pair of powder and shot measures by Ward & Sons Birmingham (one measure is stamped Ward & Sons on the bottom). Good condition.
Item Code RT0667, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore hand redecapper. Not maker marked but of the style manufactured by William Bartram. Good condition.
Item Code RT0670, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore hand roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0668, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore recapping and rammer/filler tool by James Dixon & Sons. Good untouched condition. Could do with a gentle clean.
Item Code RT0669, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore hand redecapper by P. Webley and stamped with their catalogue number. Good condition and quite a rare tool.
Item Code RT0672, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore double barrelled redecapper described in the catalogues as "for camp use". Good condition.
Item Code RT0665, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12 Bore brass case crimper for a rifle cartridge probably Paradox or similar. Marked G & J.W. Hawksley. Very good condition. The only tool of this pattern I have ever had.
Item Code RT0664, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16 Bore redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Excellent condition with lots of the original gilt lacquer remaining.
Item Code RT0662, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12 Bore decapper with ebony handle. Good condition.
Item Code RT0608, Price SOLD (GBP) A matched pair of powder and shot measures with black buffalo horn handles. Powder adjustable from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 drams and the shot 1 to 1 1/2 ounces. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0663, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb pair of best quality powder and shot measures by James Dixon & Sons. This pattern is very rare. One is missing the tiny screw for the adjustment and both are missing their locking screws. Otherwise very good condition and untouched.
Item Code RT0660, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer by G & J.W. Hawksley. Good condition.
Item Code RT0661, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10 Bore redecapper for a cased gun. Made by James Dixon & Sons. Hard to find in this large size. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0640, Price SOLD (GBP) A powder loading tool (missing the hopper which would have contained the powder) which works on a very simple but ingenious way of the measure sliding on guides between the inlet from the powder container and the cartridge case. It looks as though it is for loading rifle cartridges and is of Norwegian manufacture marked A. Bjerre Odense.. Good condition.
Item Code RT0656, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B cartridge extractor combined with a powder and shot measure. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0653, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B camp redecapper by G & J. W. Hawksley. This is the only one I have seen with their name on it. Dirty but good condition. In need of a careful clean but quite a rare tool with Hawksley's name on it.
Item Code RT0646, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination roll turnover tool with funnel and rammer by James Dixon & Sons. The lever is marked with their catalogue number 1164N. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0621, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B roll turnover and rammer by James Dixon & Sons. Stamped with their catalogue number 5164NS. Very good condition. Minor crack to one brass ferrul on the top ebony knob and the screw holding the lever has been fitted with a non-original nut. Most of the orginal paint remains and strong case colours to the steel parts. Quite a rare tool.
Item Code RT0642, Price SOLD (GBP) A high quality matched pair of powder and shot measures by G & J.W. Hawksley. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0629, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 14mm hand redecapper. No name but a Birmingham made tool probably by Lightwood or Ward. Very good condition and rare in this calibre.
Item Code RT0630, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand redecapper by Webley and stamped with their catalogue number. Good condition. Has been painted red and would improve with careful stripping.
Item Code RT0643, Price SOLD (GBP) A very high quality matched pair of powder and shot measures by G & J.W. Hawksley. Nickel silver measures with black horn handles. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0649, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand roll turnover tool by James Purdey & Sons and intended to be cased with one of their shotguns. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0633, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B wooden pinfire redecapper with spring loaded cap placer. Good condition. I have seen these before but not in this type of wood so a little unusual.
Item Code RT0635, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover marked Bussey & Co. London. Good condition. Untouched and could do with a clean.
Item Code RT0641, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B roll turnover tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0636, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb 12B combination loading tool by James Dixon & Sons catalogue no. 5164NC. Fantastic condition with virtually all the paint, case colours and lacquer. Very hard to find in this condition.
Item Code RT0637, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B early combination loader by Bartram & Co. The only marking is the Bartram trademark of a riding cap and whip with "Nimrod" stamped on the screw clamp. Good condition. Shows signs of use and some wear but a rare tool.
Item Code RT0638, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination roll turnover and redecapper with a loading funnel and spring loaded rammer. Good condition. The roller ebony knob has been chewed by rats.
Item Code RT0632, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 10B upright filler/rammer and roll turnover machine by Jeffries Norwich. generally good condition. Some rust as you can see in the photos so could do with a careful clean. Difficult to find in this larger calibre.
Item Code RT0626, Price £SOLD (GBP) A 12B spring loaded recapper by W. Bartram. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0627, Price £SOLD (GBP) A 12B brass case crimper by Kynoch made to their patent 609. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0628, Price £SOLD (GBP) A rare matched pair of big bore powder and shot measures with ebony handles. The powder measure is adjustable from 5 to 7 drams and the shot measure 2 to 2 1/2 ounces. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0568, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20B cartridge trimmer. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0618, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination loader made to J.C. Cocker Patent. Nickel plated with boxwood handle and rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0539, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cage type redecapper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0619, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 roll turnover stamped Demon which is the trademark of the Midland Gun Company. Good condition untouched and dirty. Would improve with a careful clean.
Item Code RT0620, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination roll turnover and redecapper with a funnel and spring loaded rammer. The lever is stamped Demon which is the trademark of the Midland Gun Company. Good condition.
Item Code RT0610, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B hand roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons. Rare pattern and unusual in 10 bore. Good condition.
Item Code RT0616, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare large powder measure by James Dixon & Sons adjustable from 4 to 5 drams. Good condition.
Item Code RT0617, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Erskine Patent bulk loading machine for 100 cartridges. Complete with two boards to adjust the measure, wadding board, front surplus tray and four footed rammer. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0615, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 16B Riviere & Bakers patent roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons. I think this is a late made tool as it has black painted wooden handles rather than ebony and black japanned levers and roller. Good condition.
Item Code RT0597, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley. The decapping needle is broken and needs replacing but I haven't been able to unscrew the decapping pillar which needs a good soak in some oil. Otherwise very good condition.
Item Code RT0609, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 16B pinfire hand roll turnover by Bartram & Harwood with an adjustable depth stop. Very good condition with some of the original lacquer remaining.
Item Code RT0611, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Kynoch Patent crimper for brass cartridge cases. The loaded case is pushed against the die which partially crimps the case mouth over the top wad. Good condition.
Item Code RT0612, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B Hawksley patent clip roll turnover tool made for loading pinfire and center fire cartridges. Excellent condition. Not so common in 16 bore.
Item Code RT0607, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare nickel silver Dougall & bartram patent fixed powder measure (throwing 1 7/8 drams) for a cased "best quality" British black powder rifle. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0613, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B Hawksley Despatch redecapper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0614, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb 10B Hawksley filler, rammer and roll turnover machine in great condition. Lots of case colours and original paint and lacquer. Hard to find in thei calibre and condition.
Item Code RT0555, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare .410 redecapper. Very good condition with most of the original paint. The pillar is slightly bent as you can see in the photos.
Item Code RT0564, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20B redecapper. No makers marks. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0572, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 Lightwood roll turnover tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0566, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 8B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and stamped with their catalogue number 1201. Good condition.
Item Code RT0604, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B Bartram & Co. pinfire roll turnover and filler/rammer machine. Good condition. Minor cracks to the wooden handles and pitting to the steel clamp and lever.
Item Code RT0606, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B pinfire loading machine by Jeffries Norwich built to their patent of 1859. A very large machine which measures 16 1/2" high. Excellent condition and very hard to find one this good.
Item Code RT0598, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons and made for the famous gunmaker E.M. Reilly & Co. Fantastic condition with virtually all the original paint.
Item Code RT0605, Price SOLD (GBP) Another rare 12B Bartram & Co. pinfire roll turnover and filler/rammer machine. Good condition. Some of the original paint remains.
Item Code RT0569, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare .360 bullet seater for an Alexander Henry rifle. Stamped with AH and the serial number of the rifle with which it would have originally been cased. I think the serial number corresponds to manufatcure in 1872 and it would have been for a double rifle or falling block. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0601, Price SOLD (GBP) A 28B roll turnover. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0596, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare nickel silver and ebony Dougall & Bartram Patent powder measure made by G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Very high quality and suitable for casing with a good quality British rifle. very good condition.
Item Code RT0599, Price £SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover combined with a filler, rammer and redecapper stamped Demon which I think is the trademark of Midland Gun Company. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0600, Price £SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover combined with a filler, rammer and side mounted redecapper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0602, Price £SOLD (GBP) A rare 24B roll turnover by Hattersley Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0603, Price £SOLD (GBP) A superb 16B nickel silver best quality roll turnover by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0595, Price £SOLD (GBP) A very rare variable calibre redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. This tool resembles a Greenfield patent redecapper but is a version produced by Dixons which has circular rings that screw on to the decapping leg converting it to another calibre. The tool is complete with two of these rings and they are shown dismounted in one of the photos. It is an extremely rare tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0588, Price SOLD (GBP) A Dougall & Bartram spring loaded powder measure of the type found cased with black powder breech loading big game rifles such as Alex. Henry , Rigby, Holland & Holland etc. The measures is calibrated in grains and is adjustable 42, 46 and 50 grains powder. Dirty but good condition.
Item Code RT0577, Price SOLD (GBP) A very unusual military tool for cutting cordite. I have never seen one before. Dated 1941. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0592, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand roll turnover to go with a cased shotgun. Good condition.
Item Code RT0593, Price SOLD (GBP) A combined powder and shot measure with ebonised rammer handle. Good condition.
Item Code RT0589, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B hand redecapper.Good condition.
Item Code RT0574, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B capper and loading tube by James Dixon & Sons. Good condition.
Item Code RT0571, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare .380 calibre redecapper. This is the only one I have seen in this calibre.Good condition.Retains lots of paint. The pillar is slightly bent as you can see in the photos, but this shouldn't affect its operation.
Item Code RT0586, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B Bartram Patent redecapper with a spring loaded decapping pillar.Good condition.
Item Code RT0591, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B Thomas Johnson Patent roll turnover and redecapper. The decapping pillar screws into the roll turnover roller. The handle has a compartment for spare decapping pins. Very rare to see a complete example of these tools. Good condition.
Item Code RT0590, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12BGreener & Lightwood bench crimper for use with all brass cases.The mouth of the case is forced against a die which crimps the end onto a top wad. Dirty and untouched condition.
Item Code RT0581, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B ebony wad rammer. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0576, Price SOLD (GBP) A matched pair of powder and shot measures. Suitable for a cased shotgun. Good condition.
Item Code RT0585, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B G & J.W. Hawksley roll turnover tool for pinfire or center fire cartridges. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0583, Price £SOLD (GBP) A rare Riviere & Bakers Patent 12B roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Very good condition and the better quality model with the steel roller rather than brass.
Item Code RT0584, Price £SOLD (GBP) A large powder tin for E.C. No.2 Sporting Powder by the E.C. Powder Company London. Measures 7 5/8" high x 7 1/4" wide and 5" deep. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0580, Price £SOLD (GBP) A rare variant of the Hawksley Despatch redecapper marked " Invented & manufactured by G & J.W. Hawksley " rather the normal stamping and with a brass swivel arm rather than the standard steel arm. I have not seen one like this before and I wonder if it is a very early version. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0570, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B James Purdey ebony cartridge rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0582, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire upright roll turnover and rammer filler combination tool by Bartram & Co. Sheffield. Good condition. Untouched and uncleaned with dirt and patina. Stamped Nimrod and Bartrams trademark of a jockey hat and whip on the vice screw.
Item Code RT0579, Price SOLD (GBP) A selection of powder and shot mearsures. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0575, Price SOLD (GBP) A good quality British boxwood and brass 12B capper and decapper with the brass base block. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0519, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B redecapper.Very good condition.
Item Code RT0443, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Horsely Patent redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0425, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham. Good condition.
Item Code RT0550, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare adjustable powder and shot measure by James Dixon & Sons catalogue no. 1107A. When the ebony handle is unscrewed slightly this allows the measure to slide up and down in the outer casing and is locked at the desired charge by screwing in the handle. This pattern of measure is very hard to find.
Item Code RT0573, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare Dougall & Bartram pattern powder measure intended to be cased with a high quality rifle. Fixed charge of 4 3/4 drams with a spring loaded side lever. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0531, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0557, Price SOLD (GBP) A very good James Dixon & Sons Barclay pattern 12B filler and rammer with it's original boxwood loading block base. Very good condition with most of the original lacquer.
Item Code RT0545, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B pinfire hand roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked with their catalogue no. 1117 . Very good condition.
Item Code RT0549, Price SOLD (GBP) Two cartridge rammers for rifle cartridges. The top rammer is of ebonised wood and would be suitable for .450 and the lower rammer is ebony and for .500 caliber. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0514, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool stamped T. Bland & Sons London. Good condition. Possibly repainted, but rare with this retailers name.
Item Code RT0416, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire or centre fire roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Made under their Patent of 1865. Horn handles. Good condition. Some loss of paint and a very small chip to one horn handle.
Item Code RT0532, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B roll turnover tool with ejector. Good condition.
Item Code RT0535, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover, rammer and filling machine made by Bartram & Co. Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0560, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons. Generally good condition. Minor crack to ebony handle.
Item Code RT0561, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham and stamped with their partridge trademark. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0559, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination reloader with loading funnel, spring loaded rammer, redecapper and roll turnover made by Ward & Sons Birmingham England. It has lost nearly all the paint but could be repainted or polished to improve the looks. Otherwise good working condition.
Item Code RT0556, Price SOLD (GBP) A matched pair of powder and shot measures by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition with most of their original lacquer.
Item Code RT0552, Price SOLD (GBP) An unusual James Dixon & Sons metallic cartridge creaser which appears to be a factory adaptation of their cartridge trimmer which is catalogue no. 1114. The barrel is convex at the end to allow the nose of the bullet to seat when the spring loaded creaser is released to impress the brass case as it is rotated. Although the stamped number corresponds to a cartridge trimmer the positioning of the lever can only be for a cartridge creaser. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0522, Prices SOLD (GBP) A selection of powder and shot measures.Very good condition.
Item Code RT0440, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Patent clip pinfire or centre fire roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley and made to their patent of 1865. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0553, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B roll turnover. Good condition.
Item Code RT0551, Prices SOLD (GBP) At the top is a 20B cartridge sizer by G & J.W. Hawksley and below is a 12B sizer marked WJS with B underneath. price. Both very good condition with lots of the original case colours remaining.
Item Code RT0541, Price SOLD (GBP) A French cartridge trimmer stamped EL - could this be Eugene Lefaucheux ? Good condition.
Item Code RT0518, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cage type redecapper.Very good condition.
Item Code RT0554, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare hand held roll turnover marked TJ for Thomas Johnson and registered design in 1868. The steel spring on the side is pressed and has prongs which grip the side the head of the cartridge whilst the ebony handle is rotated.Very good condition. The ebony handle has some chipping on one side.
Item Code RT0520, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B redecapper.Good condition. Could do with a careful clean.
Item Code RT0547, Price SOLD (GBP) A 28B hand redecapper. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0479, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combined roll turnover and redecapper. Unamed but probably made by Lightwood or Webley of Birmingham. Good condition.
Item Code RT0536, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B roll turnover tool with swing out redecapper which has a spring loaded arm. This was made to the P. Webley registered design 6123 of 1879. No makers name marked on the tool. This a very hard to find combination loader. Very good condition. Slight ding to the funnel and some loss of paint.
Item Code RT0542, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Cocker Patent combination loader. Missing the boxwood rammer. Good condition.
Item Code RT0543, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare Rigby & Bartram patent redecapper for rifle cartridges. The calibre is not marked on the tool but from my measurements it appears to be for a .500/450 cartridge. Good condition. The decapping needle is broken.
Item Code RT0544, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B Thorn 1883 Patent brass case closer for crimping full brass cartridges. The Patentee Henry Alfred Thorn owned and traded as Charles Lancaster 151, New Bond st. London. Complete with the die. The loaded brass case would have a top wad and then be forced into the die inside the tool to form a crimp onto the thin top wad. Very good condition and a hard to find tool.
Item Code RT0540, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0538, Price SOLD (GBP) A superb example of a 12B boxwood Barclays Patent rammer and loading tube. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0409, Price SOLD (GBP) A selection of spares for the wooden Erskine cartridge loading machine including four footed rammers, edge trays and scrapers. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0272, Price SOLD (GBP) each A 12B Erskine Patent mahogany loading machine. I have several incomplete machines in various conditions suitable for spares. Please email me if you are interested.
Item Code RT0212, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination rammer filler and roll turnover. No Name but British manufacture. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0525, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination roll turnover rammer filler and redecapper tool by Ward & Sons Birmingham. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0527, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover rammer filler and redecapper tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham. Good condition.
Item Code RT0517, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B pinfire or centre fIre hand roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham.Very good condition.
Item Code RT0521, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B James Dixon & Sons hand redacapper.Very good condition and hard to find in this calibre.
Item Code RT0476, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare cartridge crimper for a .380 cartridge. When the bullet has been inserted into the loaded cartridge it is put into the crimper and squeezed to crimp the case onto the bullet. The block has a raised ridge near the top of the case which will indent the case when the handles are closed. There is a hole in each block to allow and ejector (now missing) to poke out any sticking cartridge. Very good condition. This is the first tool like this I have had.
Item Code RT0413, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Despatch redecapper by G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Very good condition with lost of the original lacquer and blueing remaining.
Item Code RT0516, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20B roll turnover and redecapper. They appear to be marked with the partridge trademark of Lightwood & Son. Very good condition. Difficult to find a pair of tools in this caliber.
Item Code RT0504, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B redecapper of the type described as "for camp use". No maker marks. Good condition.
Item Code RT0495, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Greenfield Patent redecapper (although not maker marked). Good condition. Some wear to the plating.
Item Code RT0423, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination roll turnover tool filler and rammer. Unamed but probably one of the Birmingham makers such as Webley, Ward or Lightwood. Good condition.
Item Code RT0505, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Cocker Patent combination loader incorporating a decapper, loading tube, recapper, rammer and roll turnover. Good condition. Some pitting to the steel parts.
Item Code RT0506, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B hand redecapper by William Bartram & Co. Sheffield. Good condition. Some pitting to the steel parts.
Item Code RT0483, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B pinfire roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0511, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B G & J.W. Hawksley patent clip roll turnover and filling machine. Good condition. Some pitting to the steel parts and chip to on of the horn handles.
Item Code RT0513, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley. Excellent condition. lots of case colours to the steel lever.
Item Code RT0515, Price SOLD (GBP) An ebony 12B rammer marked J. Purdey & Sons. Good condition.
Item Code RT0508, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons. Excellent condition. Lots of case colours remain on the steel parts.
Item Code RT0509, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand roll turnover for pinfire cartridges by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Good condition. The end plate is rusty and stained but would clean up much better.
Item Code RT0497, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 10B James Dixon boxwood loader. It is rare to find one of these in 10 gauge and even rarer to have a maker marked example (they are normally just marked with the registered design numer). Very good condition. There is a small age crack 1" long on one side of the body.
Item Code RT0498, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B James Dixon & Sons pinfire hand roll turnover tool. Fair condition. The steel closing plate has been painted black.
Item Code RT0499, Price SOLD each (GBP) Two 12B brass loading tubes and ebony rammers. One is made by Webley and is marked with their catalogue number. Good condition.
Item Code RT0500, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare 12B Riviere & Baker Patent roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0501, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B Hawksley Patent clip roll turnover tool. Hard to find in this big bore. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0502, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 Lightwood & Sons (stamped with their partridge trademark) roll turnover tool. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0503, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B roll turnover tool with solid nickel body and of a very similar style to a Hawksley Patent clip but the rotating lever is slightly different and this could well be a prototype. No markings. Good condition but dirty and would improve with a clean.
Item Code RT0487, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield stamped with their catalogue number 5119. This is their first quality with case hardened levers and steel roller. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0486, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combined roll turnover and redecapper stamped Demon. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0489, Price SOLD (GBP) A shot bag for Walkers Parker & Co. Patent shot. Fair condition with some rust stains.
Item Code RT0488, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare powder tin with coloured label by Pigou Wilks & Laurence. Fair condition with some rust.
Item Code RT0490, Price SOLD (GBP) A Curtis & Harvey powder tin for Diamond grade gunpowder. Good condition.
Item Code RT0484, Price SOLD (GBP) A small powder measure marked 1 3/4 drams. Good condition.
Item Code RT0472, Price SOLD (GBP) A shot measure with ebony rammer handle by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and stamped with their catalogue number 1104. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0473, Price SOLD (GBP) A nickel silver shot measure with ebony handle. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0471, Price SOLD (GBP) A shot measure by James Dixon & Sons with side locking screw. Measures 1 oz and 1 1/16 oz of No.6 shot. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0356, Price SOLD (GBP) A nickel silver shot measure by James Dixon & Sons Shefield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0350, Price SOLD (GBP) Two nickel and ebony measures - one for powder and the other for shot. Good condition. Both need a good clean.
Item Code RT0482, Price SOLD (GBP) A 10B combined roll turnover and rammer filler by Jeffries of Norwich. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0427, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire combination roll turnover tool filler and rammer by Bartram & Co. Sheffield and marked with their trademark of a jockey hat and crop with NIMROD. Good untouched condition. Some cracks to the ebony handles. Still retains a lot of the original paint and some lacquer.
Item Code RT0474, Price SOLD (GBP) An unusual small powder measure marked 1 3/4 drams. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0475, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare large powder measure adjustable up to 5 drams. For use with a large bore shotgun or rifle. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0468, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B base redecapper incorporating a springloaded recapper. Very good condition. Unamed but probably by Lightwood & Son Birmingham.
Item Code RT0466, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0319, Price SOLD (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 RT0462, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 5lb tin for Amberite gun powder. Good condition.
Item Code RT0463, Price SOLD (GBP) An unusual wooden cartridge box for 100 12G cartridges sold by Thomas J. Watkins gunmaker in Banbury. Not often you encounter wooden cartridge boxes like this. Good condition - some slight loss of wood from the edge of the lid.
Item Code RT0459, Price SOLD (GBP) A very high quality 12B roll turnover tool with highly polished lacquered body and case colour hardened levers and clamp. Superb condition. It is rare to find bench mounted tools finished like this - highly polished brass lacquered rather than a painted finish. No name marked on the tools but I think this is a Lightwood & Son made tool.
Item Code RT0438, Price SOLD (GBP) A 20B roll turnover by Lightwood & Sons Birmingham. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0455, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combined roll turnover and redecapper tool. No name but probably Lightwood & Sons Birmingham. Fair condition - will improve with cleaning.
Item Code RT0456, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and marked JD&S with their tardemark of a bugle together with the catalogue no.1204C. Good condition.
Item Code RT0457, Price SOLD (GBP) An empty shot bag for Walkers Parker & Co. patent shot of Newcastle . Very good condition.
Item Code RT0458, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Ward & Sons Birmingham and also stamped with their trademark of a target. Good condition but needs a careful clean.
Item Code RT0434, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B nickel cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield catalogue no. 1111B. Good condition. Internal spring at fault and there is an old crack to the handle which you can see in the photos.
Item Code RT0453, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B Horsleys Patent roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons catalogue no. 1192. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0367, Price SOLD (GBP) each A selection of original decapping pins for redecapping tools. Useful spares for the serious reloading tool collector. Good condition.
Item Code RT0441, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Bartram & Co. Sheffield. Superb and rare in this condition.
Item Code RT0436, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0437, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham and marked with their trademark of a partrifge on the lever. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0449, Price SOLD (GBP) A Curtis & Harvey gunpowder tin for Extra coarse grain no.4 powder. Measures 4 1/4" high Good condition.
Item Code RT0450, Price SOLD (GBP) A John Hall & Sons 5lb gunpowder tin for Special TS gunpowder. Measures 9 3/4" high Good condition.
Item Code RT0451, Price SOLD (GBP) A Curtis & Harvey 5lb gunpowder tin for Field B no.2 powder. Measures 9" high Good condition.
Item Code RT0452, Price SOLD (GBP) A Curtis & Harvey 5lb gunpowder tin for Special TS gunpowder. Measures 9" high Good condition.
Item Code RT0432, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire redecapper by W. Bartram. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0433, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare spring loaded powder measure for loading rifle cartridges. Made under Dougall & Bartram Patent by William Bartram Sheffield. Adjustable from 42 grains to 50 grains. Very good condition. Suitable for casing with a top quality British rifle.
Item Code RT0448, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B boxwood hand roll turnover tool for pinfire cartridges. Lovely colour and excellent condition. This is a pretty early tool and was made for quite a short pinfire cartridge case.
Item Code RT0428, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham. Good condition. Would improve with a good clean.
Item Code RT0354, Price SOLD (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 RT0435, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B nickel cartridge trimmer by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0444, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand screw type redecapper by Bartram & Co. Good condition.
Item Code RT0445, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition. A rare tool.
Item Code RT0446, Price SOLD (GBP) A .577 redecapper. The lever is rusty and the makers name and calibre are illegible but almost certainly made by Bartram & Co. and a .577 cartridge fits. Good condition and hard to find in this calibre.
Item Code RT0429, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B redecapper by Greenfield London. Good condition.
Item Code RT0447, Prices SOLD (GBP) A 12B ebony rammer and roll turnover both marked J. Purdey & Sons. Excellent condition.
Item Code RT0431, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand redecapper probably for a cased shotgun. Superb condition with lots of the original case colours on the lever.
Item Code RT0426, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B combination roll turnover, filler and rammer tool by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield based on their 1865 patent for pinfire or centre fire cartridges. Generally good condition.
Item Code RT0407, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B hand redecapper intended for a cased gun. No makers name, just stamped 12. Excellent condition retaining lots of the original lacquered finish.
Item Code RT0311, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cage type redecapper. Good condition. Missing the ebony handle and the decapping pin.
Item Code RT0430, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0418, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B multi function tool patented by Joseph Charles Cocker in 1884. The tool allows you to decap, recap fill and ram and perform a roll turnover. It is complete with the circular cartridge holder used to grip the head of the case when performing a roll turnover. This part is usually missing. Very good condition with original colour and lacquer.
Item Code RT0424, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0419, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0420, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0421, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0422, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Good condition.
Item Code RT0417, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B brass case crimper by Henry Alfred Thorn trading as Charles Lancaster and patented by him in 1883. This tool had a die in the end of the barrel and the brass cartridge was pushed against the die using the strong lever which forced the end of the case to partially crimp on to the top wad. A very hard to find tool. Good condition.
Item Code RT0414, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare 12B pinfire combination loading tool by Bartram Sheffield and marked with their trademark of a jockeys cap and riding whip with NIMROD. Good condition. Probably could improve a little with a careful clean.
Item Code RT0415, Price SOLD (GBP) A colourful original Eley Kynoch advertising trade card. Measures 15 1/2 " x 12". Some damage which you can see in the photo but generally good condition.
Item Code RT0362, Price SOLD (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 RT0336, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0410, Price SOLD (GBP) A very rare vintage lid from a cartridge box which originally would have contained 100 loaded cartridges. Alex Martin and Alex Henry (both Scottish Gunmakers ). Good condition. A few minor tears but well worth finding a plain bottom to complete the set.
Item Code RT0405, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked with their catalogue number 1202N. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0387, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Horsely Patent redecapper tool made by James Dixon & Sons marked with their catalogue number 2181. This is the second quality model with the japanned lever rather than blued and painted maroon. Good condition.
Item Code RT0390, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper by Webley marked with their catalogue number 7032. Good condition.
Item Code RT0396, Price SOLD (GBP) A12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons and marked with their catalogue number 1202. This tool has a cartridge ejector. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0372, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper marked Alpha 12. Good condition.	;
Item Code RT0411, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Excell roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son Birmingham. No paint and a little dirty and rusty but otherwise good condition and would benefit from a careful clean.
Item Code RT0377, Price SOLD (GBP) An extremely rare Excelsior 12B combination loading tool by Webley of Birmingham and marked with their catalogue number 7045 and XLCR. The tool decaps, recaps, has a rammer and filling tube and performs the roll turnover. Some wear to the nickel plating but otherwise good condition and very very hard to find in any condition. This is the only example of this tool I have ever owned.
Item Code RT0399, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cage type redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0378, Price SOLD (GBP) Another hard to find reloading tool - an adjustable James Dixon & Sons powder and shot measure catalogue no. 1107A. The ebony handle turns and allows the measure to slide up and down on a steel rod. The handle is screwed in to lock the measure. Excelent condition with lots of lacquer.
Item Code RT0398, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare gun powder tin for Pigou Wilks & Laurence marked Challenge Sporting Gunpowder No. 2 grain. Good condition.
Item Code RT0337, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Jeffries Norwich roll turnover. Good condition.
Item Code RT0347, Price SOLD (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 RT0388, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Lightwood & Son of Birmingham and marked with their trademark of a partridge with L&S underneath. Good condition.
Item Code RT0401, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare pattern of a 12B Jeffries of Norwich combination loading tool with spring loaded rammer and roll turnover. Good condition.
Item Code RT0404, Price SOLD (GBP) A .450 bullet fixer and cartridge resizer tool by G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Very good condition with lots of the original lacquer remaining.
Item Code RT0400, Price SOLD (GBP) Two rare Dougall & Bartram patent measures. The top one is for powder and is graduated from 42 to 50 grains and the bottom one is for shot graduated from 1 to 1 1/2 ounces. This is the first D&B shot measure I have had - they are normally powder measures. Generally good condition. Some pitting on the levers and the wooden handles have been professionally replaced.
Item Code RT0391, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B unamed redecapper tool with blued lever. Good condition. Uncleaned.
Item Code RT0392, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B Horsely Patent redecapper tool made by James Dixon & Sons marked with their catalogue number 1181. This is the first quality model with the blued lever and painted green. Good condition.
Item Code RT0397, Price SOLD (GBP) A best quality powder measure by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield with blond horn handle and nickel silver measure. Good condition. Minor chip to handle.
Item Code RT0394, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B combination roll turnover rammer filler and redecapper tool by Lightwood marked with their Partridge trademark on the redecapper lever. Good condition. Probably originally painted but now no paint remains. Uncleaned.
Item Code RT0373, Price SOLD (GBP) A 16B redecapper. Good condition.
Item Code RT0380, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B cartridge trimmer by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield and marked with their catalogue number 1111. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0382, Price SOLD (GBP) A very large16B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons described in their catalogue as for "Shop Use" and much bigger than the normal size tool. The second photo shows this tool next to a standard size tool to give some idea of scale. Some pitting and corrosion to the lever otherwise not bad condition. These big Shop tools are much rarer than the standard size and were intended to be much stronger for use in workshops and gun shops.
Item Code RT0384, Price SOLD (GBP) A16B combination loading tool retailed by the famous gunmaker William Rochester Pape of Newcastle and so marked on the lever. Ebony handled spring loaded rammer and red body. Excellent condition. The roll turnover handle is slightly bent.
Item Code RT0383, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons. Very good condition with some case colours and most of the original paint.
Item Code RT0381, Price SOLD (GBP) A12B pinfire roll turnover tool by G & J. W. Hawksley of Sheffield with a very unusual type of clip lever which could be a prototype or transitional pattern as it differs from the normal pattern found making this tool rather rare. Some wear and pitting to steel parts but otherwise good condition.
Item Code RT0355, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare small size measure for 5/8 ounce of shot. Very good condition.
Item Code RT0379, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper for a cased gun. No name but of very good quality. Very good condition. Lots of the original lacquer remains.
Item Code RT0374, Price SOLD (GBP) A 28B redecapper. Good condition. It has lost it's painted finish but is rare in this calibre.
Item Code RT0375, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B redecapper unmarked but probably made by J. Greenfield London. Good condition.	;
Item Code RT0364, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B pinfire roll turnover tool by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield catalogue no. 1119N. Good condition.
Item Code RT0360, Price SOLD (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 RT0357, Prices SOLD (GBP) Three cartridge wad rammers for (going from the top to bottom) 12B 28B and .450. Good condition.
Item Code RT0376, Prices - SOLD (GBP) Four original James Purdey & Sons reloading tools consisting of: 12B hand roll turnover tool 16B ebony rammer 12B ebony rammer 12B ebony rammer Excellent condition and all the tools are Purdey marked.
Item Code RT0349, Price SOLD (GBP) A selection of vintage 12B shotgun cartridge case sizers. Good condition.
Item Code RT0371, Price SOLD (GBP) A 12B roll turnover tool by Jeffries Norwich. Unusual in that the body of the tool is made of steel but the roll turnover chuck, roller lever and clamp are all made in brass. Good condition.
Item Code RT0370, Price SOLD (GBP) A rare .450 bullet seater of the pattern that was used with Alexander Henry rifles and also by other "best" British makers. A great original case accessory. No markings so suitable for any make of .450 black powder rifle. Excellent 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RT0291, Price SOLD (GBP) A .410 redecapper. 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 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.