There were several variations and modifications over the 25+ years that S&W sold their own reloading tools, starting with a relatively simple set and proceeding to become more complex and of different patterns until they were discontinued prior to WW I. Attached please find a picture of the 32 S&W set I gathered which would approximate what would have been available about the turn of the last century. Note that the original wooden decapper is replaced with a rod from Lee and the original mallet is replaced with a crab hammer from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The special feature of this set, in my mind at least, is the combination double cavity bullet mould and primer seating tool with the wooden "Peanut" handles. I also included the earlier single cavity iron handled mould and priming combination tool.
Froggie
PS ... and yes I have actually loaded some 32 S&W rounds using bullets cast with this mould then using the rest of the "set."
Last edited by Green Frog; 10-09-2018 at 07:37 PM.
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