Description
Item number : UK BAR MF Loader-Rammer
Origin : England
Style : MULTI FUNCTION
Gauge : 12
Functions : Loading, ramming
Suitable for pinfire : Yes
Maker : WILLIAM BARTRAM, Nimrod Works, Eldon Street, Sheffield
Markings : Nimrod brand mark on the crank of the table screw
“”12, BARTRAM & Co PATENT, 3154, 682” on the body
Biggest length : N.a.
Height : 252 mm
Weight : 258 grams
Press lever : N.a.
Turning lever : N.a.
Closing cup : N.a.
Cartridge pusher : N.a.
Materials body : Nickel-plated brass
Paint : N.a.
Table clamp : N.a.
Stabilizer : N.a.
Condition : Very good
Repairs : None
Remarks :
This tool comes from the Alexander Henry gun case.
There are 2 numbers on this tool: “3164” and “682”. In particular, the number 3164 resembles a catalogue number. That suggests that Bartram must have had a catalogue after all.
The problem with listing Bartram tools on this website is that I don’t have a Bartram catalogue. I have never seen one. With a catalogue it is easier to determine an order. At Dixon, for example, I relied purely on catalogue numbers. With Bartram I have to be creative. There is a certain standard shape with a more or less oval, squared top of the table clamp and a straight turning lever. Those tools begin with “ST”(andard) in the name. Followed with the number of the press lever (Dixon’s catalogue) or a “W” if it is a Webley press lever.
For Multi-Function tools it is even more difficult. I have to be creative.