That’s a new one for me Spud.  Somebody really thought it out very well.  If it works well as designed it could be extremely useful… a “complete” re- and decapper set in a relatively small package. I like it!

Froggie

jfeldman wrote on Dec 19^th, 2022 at 2:45pm:


That's a copy of the Schoyen re-decapper tool.

If nothing else, this thread illustrates how often, and often quite ingeniously, single-shot shooters are drawn to make their own versions of tools and accessories that they admire.  To paraphrase the quote most often attributed to Peter Pan, "Oh, the cleverness of us!"

Bill Lawrence

Here’s my contribution a couple of tools that I picked up over the years.

Tool on upper right looks like a Simmons to me.   The top left looks Schoyen-esque  to me. I do wonder why the one on top row in middle has such a long body/neck? 
The one on the bottom left looks like it picks up some extra strength/leverage from all that extra metal, but one has to wonder whether it is all needed.  I’m also wondering about all the brass used in the example of the bottom right. 
This has turned into a very informative thread.  I’d like to steer it to what is currently available… I know about the Poole/Cleave offering.  Are there any other current offerings out there?  Let’s stick with the Chicks/Pope style design only for purposes of this discussion, please.   
Froggie

Schoyen-Peterson made several different variations of re-decapping tools. But the one that is closest to the Chick, or other copies only had one pivoting handle. The 2nd handle was fixed position, and did not pivot off the main body. There's a picture of that version in John Dutcher's book on p.351. The pivoting handle mounts halfway up the body and is longer than the fixed side so they are close to equal length. And the ends of the handles are tapered to a point.
Schoyen didn't just make one type of tool his entire time of making guns and loading tools.

Marlinguy.  I didn't suggest that there was only one Schoyen re-decapping tool, only referencing the Knoell tool and the tool in Rodney's photograph. The best reference for re and decapping tools was penned by John Dutcher, and appeared in the pages of our journal, if memory serves. And yes, there were other variations of the tool you mention and others, in John's book and in his article. The one you mention in John's book is different, in that others I have seen had a curved handle. There were a number of casting for the curved handle tool floating around the Denver area years ago. It would be worthwhile to dig up John's article if you are interested.

I must apologize, and give credit to Green_Frog for pointing out that it is the upper left in Rodney's photograph that is most like a Schoyen, not the right. Glad I wasn't driving.