Phenomenally rare offering; so rare research into both Rapley books cover to cover yield no information as to its history. Without a doubt it is a Colt mold, but unique in every regard. Likely part of a cased high end set; perhaps a special high class woman’s gun, or gamblers pocket pistol.The mold is a 3-cavity .22 caliber round ball mold. It has ‘scissors’, but created in an exact and careful manner that I’ve never seen firsthand or documented (rather than cutting over, each scissor half cuts but lines up perfectly over each other when closed). The scissors feature is of English insp... |