A rare - possibly unique - Jones patent combination adjustable pressure gauge and cartridge rammer,

A rare - possibly unique - Jones patent combination adjustable pressure gauge and cartridge rammer, brass shank with numbered graduation, nickel plated slide secured by a thumb screw and marked 'JONES'S 279', nickel plated rammer head stamped '12' and unscrewing to reveal a steel worm, wooden head.

The George Geear Collection

Patented by William Palmer Jones, 75 Bath Street, Birmingham. Patent No. 15,621 of 1885. D. J. Baker in 'British Handloading Cartridge Tools' states 'No example known'. Ref. Baker op. cit. p. 63