Description
Item number : UK DIXON CAP 1186
Origin : United Kingdom
Style : Cap- / Decapping tool
Gauge : 10
Maker : James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield
Markings : “10”, “JAMES DIXON & SONS SHEFFIELD”, “1186” on one side of the lever;
“….832” (serial number?) on the other side
Bottom sizes : 53 x 53 mm
Weight : 339 grams
Materials body : Brass bottom, brass pillar, steel lever with ebony grip
Paint : Contains signs of the original green paint
Condition : reasonable
Repairs : None
Remarks:
The catalogue describes this tool as:
Central Fire Re-Capper and Expeller with single vertical pillar and eccentric lever.”
There is a storage facility for spare needles.
There is also a 1186B model, nickeled.