Need help, please

[wlj]

I have two sets of antique handloaders...both are stamped ideal NH Conn....one is in 38-56, the other in 40-65...the 38-56 seems complete, except for the absence of the decapping pin, which I understand does go astray, but simple to reproduce with lee parts...it has a single cavity mold attached to the front of the unit...
The 40-65 does not come with a mold, and looks like there is provision for "dies" to be screwed into the main body...there are no such dies with it...the 38-56 is stamped with a patent date of Dec 1884???...the 40-65 is stamped Feb 11 and Dec 23, 9?...can't read it clearly...please be clear (and gentle...lol) as I know very little about these...I reload with vintage shotshell tools but these are extremely "foreign to me...any ideas as to anyone that still uses these, collects them, or ???...any idea of value if any, as they are of no use to me...i can send pics to anyone that can help...any info is greatly appreciated...

Thanks
Wayne...

 

[CzyHorse]

I have this old reloading tool that came with my made in 1900 Marlin 1894 25-20Win.

This is what I've come up with.
It's Black Powder only. Using your fired, unsized brass, you can knock out old primmer and seat new, add Black Powder charge then seat and crimp the bullet on top of the Black Powder. It's the compression of the Black Powder charge forcing the bullet out that keeps the cartridge COL at the correct length.
I have not used to reload live ammo. I think for best results, the projectile needs to have a profile like the end of the depriming pin.