This is a reloading tool for Smith & Wesson .38 caliber Special ammunition made by the Winchester Arms Company of New Haven, Connecticut. This particular reloading tool was produced from 1882 right on through the end of tool production. As with their other reloading tools, Winchester made this tool a one stop reloading tool that gave the user the ability to mold his own bullets, then take an empty cartridge and make a complete round. The tool was used to removed the expended primer, seat the new primer, size the new bullet, resize the neck, or opening of the cartridge, and finally seat the bullet in the cartridge case. The fixed mold jaws produce the lead bullet. The sprue cutter remains with the tool and opens towards the seating die, indicating a right hand loading tool. The extractor for the primer is missing. This all in one reloader measures just over 8" and is in good working order. It has very little of the blued finish left, and has taken on a steel gray patina. On one side the handles are stamped MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A. The other handle is stamped .38 S. & W. SPL./PAT. OCT. 20. 1874 NOV. 7. 82. This will compliment your late 1800's revolver collection very well.

Item # AA3587

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