Musket ball mold. Era and what do numbers mean

[Oregonfan24]

I'm assuming 18th century, possibly Civil war era.
Large one has number 18
Medium has number 851
Small has number 115
Any information would be helpful. Thank you

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[orygun]

@Andy54Hawken can help! I know it.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

The numbers mentioned are the number of round ball per pound of lead the mould makes.
This by the way is where we got 10 , 12 , 16 , 20 and 28 gauge from....10 round balls per pound...12 round balls..etc...
Please let me know if you want to sell them.

18 equals 18 round ball per pound...near 20 gauge
851 equals 851 round balls per pound ...some sort of shot for a fowler / shotgun
115 equals 115 round balls per pound...around .350 - .340 caliber...for a squirrel / small game rifle probably.

Era could be 19th to early 20th century...I still use round moulds like this for my antique guns
Andy

 

[Oregonfan24]

The numbers mentioned are the number of round ball per pound of lead the mould makes.
This by the way is where we got 10 , 12 , 16 , 20 and 28 gauge from....10 round balls per pound...12 round balls..etc...
Please let me know if you want to sell them.

18 equals 18 round ball per pound...near 20 gauge
851 equals 851 round balls per pound ...some sort of shot for a fowler / shotgun
115 equals 115 round balls per pound...around .350 - .340 caliber...for a squirrel / small game rifle probably.

Era could be 19th to early 20th century...I still use round moulds like this for my antique

The numbers mentioned are the number of round ball per pound of lead the mould makes.
This by the way is where we got 10 , 12 , 16 , 20 and 28 gauge from....10 round balls per pound...12 round balls..etc...
Please let me know if you want to sell them.

18 equals 18 round ball per pound...near 20 gauge
851 equals 851 round balls per pound ...some sort of shot for a fowler / shotgun
115 equals 115 round balls per pound...around .350 - .340 caliber...for a squirrel / small game rifle probably.

Era could be 19th to early 20th century...I still use round moulds like this for my antique guns
Andy

I want to sell them. Sounds like you could use them more then me.