Luger American sizing dies

[Brad]

No, not 9mm Luger but Luger American dies.
Anyone have any info on these?

 

[462]

I had at set of Krupp American dies, and seem to recall reading that they were marketed by Herter's, along with the Luger American dies.

 

[Ian]

I see a Lee lock ring and a Pacific Durachrome locking ring missing the grub screw, don't recognize the other locking rings. In fact, that looks like a Lee Precision taper crimp die on the bottom there. The other dies are styled like Pacific dies, with the same rough machining and chromed finish.

If the sizing die is a steel die and this set needs a new home send me a PM.

 

[358156 hp]

Just looking at them invokes vision of Herters.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Lu...258838?hash=item3b435d4e56:g:Pf0AAOSwIYdeYqpr

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-LUGER...220486?hash=item3425e762c6:g:V80AAOSwX9ld94JF

The auction comments on the last one seem to explain the situation.

 

[Ian]

^^^^Good find, that does seem to explain it and back up Michael's observation.

 

[JonB]

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Ole George must have spec'd exactly what box to use to his die making vendors, because I've had private labeled R.F. Wells dies and Bystrom dies (both Minnesota machine shops, that made dies for Herters), and their private label boxes were just like this Luger America box, including lettering, but a different logo.

 

[462]

Just checked, and I'm still using a Krupp American .357 seating die, and it looks exactly as the one in the eBay listing.
The more I look at Brad's, except for the Lee on the bottom, I think they are Lyman's.