Gun Collectors Dream Auction #82 February 21st & 22nd

RCBS Omark Industries The Green Machine Progressive Reloading Press Lot, circa 1970s-1980s

This auction ended on February 21, 2026.

Start price: $10

Estimated price: $300 - $600

Buyer's Premium: 12%

Sold for: $400

Description

RCBS Omark Industries lot featuring the iconic “The Green Machine” progressive reloading press. This heavy-duty, green-painted metal press is mounted on a wooden block for stability. The original vertical cardboard packaging confirms the press is precisioneered and tooled for the popular pistol cartridge, .38 SPECIAL. The box also notes the inclusion of a powder rotor for 2.7 grains of powder and a hollow base wadcutter bullet setup. The lot includes the official RCBS Green Machine Progressive Loader Operators Manual with a simulated woodgrain cover. Also present are components for the RCBS ‘Little Dandy’ Precisioneered tool, including three pieces of original cardboard packaging and two loose black metal powder measure inserts. Additional accessories include one tall clear plastic case/bullet feeder tube, one smaller green plastic parts box containing wrapped components, one separate green plastic tube, and one clear plastic tube. All items bear the RCBS Omark Industries, ORRVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965 marking, dating this equipment to the era when Omark owned the brand, likely the late 1970s or early 1980s.