HurlinThom
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Firstly, the picture is of half the mould. Is the other half missing? The three small holes are almost certainly for pins to index the other half so the two sides of the balls aren't offset. It's an interesing shape: modern gang moulds have the cavities in line, with a trough on top. Most likely this shape uses less bronze.
Second, there is a lot of misinformation in the descriptions on eBay. I've seen one that said a mould was for the Henry rifle, which was a rimfire, whose cartridges couldn't be reloaded.
No judgement on round versus biconical, but the Roman term "glans" means acorn, which isn't spherical.
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