Lot 1160:
Lyman and Hodgdon Ammunition Reloading Manual Collection including Lyman 46th Edition and Hodgdon Data Manual No. 23
Description
This lot comprises a group of ammunition reloading manuals and reference guides, featuring significant technical data for ballistics enthusiasts. The collection includes the Lyman Reloading Handbook, 46th Edition, a softcover manual edited by C. Kenneth Ramage. This volume is three-hole punched for inclusion in a binder and features a black cover depicting various reloading components including powders from Hercules and Hodgdon, such as Reloder 7 and H380. Also included is a hardcover copy of the Hodgdon Modern Smokeless Powders Data Manual Number Twenty Three, published by Hodgdon Powder Co. Inc. of Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The Hodgdon manual features a pictorial cover with an American eagle and historical motifs. Completing the group is a modern 2022 Lyman product catalog and reference guide, which highlights various brands including Mark 7, Pachmayr, Tacstar, Trius Traps, A-Zoom, and Butch’s. These volumes provide extensive tables for load data across various calibers and powder types, serving as a comprehensive historical and modern reference for the reloading process.
Condition report:
The collection shows signs of use consistent with reference materials. The Lyman 46th Edition softcover exhibits noticeable edge wear, corner creasing, and surface scuffing to the black covers (photo 1). The three-hole punches show light stress but remain intact. The Hodgdon hardcover manual shows minor shelf wear to the edges and light scuffing to the white spine and pictorial boards (photo 1). The 2022 Lyman catalog is in overall good condition with minor handling marks to the covers. The interiors appear intact, though specific page-by-page condition was not inspected.
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