A Group Of Accessories Mostly Relating To Antique Firearms

Mostly 19th Century

Comprising a circular brass percussion cap dispenser stamped 'Sykes', and with split-ring for suspension; two T-shaped nipple-keys, one with threaded brass caps for spare nipples (pricker missing); two nipple-keys and a striker-key each with wooden handle, the former each with threaded pricker; a brass bullet mould for casting explosive heads, stamped 'Greenfield London' over '.500', hinged sprue-cutter, and swelling wooden handle, retaining its hollow-point tool en suite; a large brass bullet mould stamped '438' and with hinged sprue-cutter; another, similar; three revolver moulds, one for casting four spherical bullets and with blued sprue-cutter stamped 'No. 90', the other two of Colt type and each for casting spherical and conical bullets; a steel bullet former; six steel bullet moulds for casting bullets of varying sizes and with integral sprue-cutter; two combination tools for Enfield percussion service longarms; three wad- or patch-cutters; a brass cartridge-extracting tool; and other items including various ramrods, tins of percussion caps, a leather bag of 'Eley's Metal-Lined Anticorrosive Percussion Caps and two turned bone striker boxes; together with an Indian hunting knife, the bright blade stamped 'ARNACHELLUM SALEM' on one side, and steel-mounted hilt with natural staghorn grip, in its original wooden scabbard covered in chequered brown leather with steel retaining clip (a lot )
The last 24.6 cm. blade