Unusual Old Handmade Single Lead Shot Mold vintage china paint pigment The map itself as visible

The map itself as visible measures 21 3/4" x 17 1/8"

There is one old repair on the back side as documented

They are hand numbered in pencil at top center (this one is 4

which is also just the right size for carrying around

which she also narrated

Unusual Old Handmade Single Lead Shot Mold vintage china paint pigment The map itself as visibleThis is an unusual, handmade pine mold made to produce lead shot (musket balls?), one at a time. Relative to producing shot, much more commonly one sees antique handheld plier like molds, often producing multiples at once, quickly, which would be far more efficient in a military type situation so this seems certainly made for personal use, and while I assume for producing shot, I suppose it could have been used for a different purpose entirely (?).