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Pope point pour mold
Dec 7th, 2012 at 4:47pm
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I recently acquired a Pope mold that's marked "WAX", but no Pope marking. Were these unmarked molds made by Stevens, or were some simple not marked?

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Re: Pope point pour mold
Reply #1 - Dec 7th, 2012 at 9:32pm
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Ron, its a rare Pope mould that has his name on it I have only had a few over the years.  Wax is found on both his and Stevens moulds so that is no help sorry to say.
I remember thinking at one time Stevens WAX was in larger letters.
A great find no matter if he or they made it.
  
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Re: Pope point pour mold
Reply #2 - Dec 7th, 2012 at 11:39pm
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Congrats, you have added a worthwhile item to your collection with that mold.
In my less than expert opinion, Tom is correct about most of Pope's molds not being marked with this name. WAX appears on molds made in Hartford, by Stevens and in Jersey City so that in itself is not a good determiner of where it was made. Physical characteristics are a better way to determine where/when it was made. 
Hopefully, someone who knows enough to help you will chime-in but photos would be needed to make reasonably positive identification.
Out of curiosity, what is the mold cavity caliber, approximate bullet length and weight?
  
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Re: Pope point pour mold
Reply #3 - Dec 8th, 2012 at 12:16pm
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Here is a Pope mould for a .28/30. It is clearly marked.They do cast nicely.
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