Die set identification

Wv109323

New Member
I bought an assortment of reloading stuff off ebay. In it was 2 rifle die sets,one in .222 and the other in .22 Hornet. These die sets are threaded for 5/8X18 tpi to mount in the press. The threads are roughly 1" long with a lock ring. The sizing die is neck size only and the die body does not extend below the neck size. The decapping pin and inside neck button are exposed below die.
These dies have to be a priority to a press. Does anyone know what they fit? They are not Lyman 310 dies.
I have never seen anything like these.Picture added
 
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358156 hp

At large, whereabouts unknown.
Got pics? There have been a lot of reloading equipment manufacturers go by the wayside in the last hundred years or so.
 

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
two off the top of my head are Pauly, from upstate NY, and the guy that converted Lyman 310 tools for benchrest back in the 1970's.
 

Wv109323

New Member
Here is a pic of the die set. The sizing die is for a .222 Rem. The inside button sizer is threaded into the top with no allowance for adjustment so the length is caliber specific. The other die is the .22 Hornet seating die. The o.d. of the seating stem thread is .120" very samll.
I have posted this on the Cast Boolits site with no results. Let's have abattle of the boards to see who wins.
 

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fiver

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who was It that made the three shell holder H-type press?
airc they made a press that took that particular thread too, but into like the 60's or 70's long after everyone else had agreed on the 7/8 X 14.
 

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
And C&H and Dunlap and several others. They all faded away when Dillion came out with a working man's priced true progressive. C&H still makes their four station in both iron and aluminum, last I went to their website.
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
if you look these appear to screw in from the bottom.
but IMO they are meant to slide in from the side, the lock nut is meant to slide in a slot similar to how the walnut hill swage presses work.
that's who/where I'm thinking these belong to, the thread size becomes irrelevant other than to slide in between the frame of the press..

I think Harrel also has/had a similar setup.