What are these tools used for?

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  • Hecklerusp45
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2010
    • 1174

    #1

    What are these tools used for?

    These tools are from my father's old stuff and are marked Winchester. I suspect they are for loading lever gun ammo since they have markings for lever gun calibers like 45 government. Am I right? Since I don't have any old lever guns I would like to sell them. Anyone out there know what they could be worth?
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    "In God We Trust"
  • lyman
    Administrator - OFC
    • Aug 2009
    • 11266

    #2
    hard to make out in the small pics, but looks like some bullet molds, , (2 on the left are molds, should be marked somewhere on the side)
    bottom right is a combo mold and either seater or decap/cap for primer, (or all of the above)

    and the rest are loaders,

    any markings on the tools?

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    • PWC
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 1366

      #3
      Post these pics and question on

      antiquereloadingtools.com

      They are antique 310 type "tong" tools.

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      • Hecklerusp45
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2010
        • 1174

        #4
        Originally posted by PWC
        Post these pics and question on

        antiquereloadingtools.com

        They are antique 310 type "tong" tools.
        Thanks, that is a good idea.

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        Originally posted by lyman
        hard to make out in the small pics, but looks like some bullet molds, , (2 on the left are molds, should be marked somewhere on the side)
        bottom right is a combo mold and either seater or decap/cap for primer, (or all of the above)

        and the rest are loaders,

        any markings on the tools?
        Yes, two are molds, they say Winchester and have a caliber marked on them
        "In God We Trust"

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        • RCS
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 2180

          #5
          When I was in high school I found a 45-70 tong tool and my friend had his grandfather's Springfield 1873 carbine. We cast the 405gr
          bullets, sized them and loaded them in the tong tool. This tool would deprime and prime the 45-70 case. We used black powder, it was
          an easy operation to load 45-70, we cleaned the cases in hot water

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          • AZshooter
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2017
            • 261

            #6
            I have a large carpenter's square marked Winchester. Apparently, at one time, they also made carpentry and hand tools, too.

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