Four vintage cartridge de-capping and re-capping tools, vis.: a Greenfield patent tool, nickel

Four vintage cartridge de-capping and re-capping tools, vis.: a Greenfield patent tool, nickel plated, axial rod tilting within a frame, opposed de-capping needle and re-capping pillar drawn up and down by a hand screw; a Bartram & Co 'Nimrod' 12 bore tool with tubular brass body, the de-capping needle driven by a hand screw and re-capping performed by a lever, cartridge held in place by a hinged shutter; another 12 bore tool, possibly by Webley, of similar form to the last but with both functions performed by opposed hand screws, and a .450 express tool by G. & J.W. Hawksley, of the same design as the last. [4]

The George Geear Collection

Ref. D. J. Baker, 'British Handloading Cartridge Tools', pp. 30, 34 & 39.