Isaac Maynard's Brass Step-down Bullet and Shot Mold

Description:

Isaac Maynard's Brass Step-down Bullet and Shot Mold, c. 1777, brass mold marked on one side "ISAAC MAYNARD," and on the other "SUDBURY 1777," inside of mold has cavities for casting small shot through musket-size ball, edges of mold marked with the weight of each ball per hundred, with cherry handles, overall lg. 11 3/4 in.

Note: Isaac Maynard was born October 27, 1747 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He is listed on the rolls of Captain John Nixon's company of Minutemen in 1775, as well as Captain Asahel Wheeler's company rolls. Maynard died June 25, 1797. Among the many items listed in the probate inventory of his personal estate taken after his death is "Gun & Bayonett 10/, Bullett and Shott moulds 1/" (Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, Case No. 14842, p. 1220). Maynard is buried in the Old Revolutionary Cemetery in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Mold had a flaw when it was cast, and the handles are lose, overall very good condition.


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