I was wondering about the round ball mould (mold) and how long the basic mould has stayed the same. A couple hundred years or longer?

They are all about the same as the one pictured with the sprew cutter in the center and gauge number stamped on one handle. Did they ever stop marking them as gauge (number of lead balls per-pound) and ever convert to caliber?

Where the majority of them made in the UK and imported into the USA?





MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014