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<p>[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 6584664, member: 109731"]I suspect it too may be some sort of press rather than a proper die. It is rather small. This is a reverse and as someone else noted they were apparently long bar-like items as they needed to be held above the blank an lower die while struck and as they too the brunt of the force. Can't see that small item fulfilling either role. Maybe it was tucked into some sort of chuck but given stresses that would be much worse than a one-piece item.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Indian one I posted above is from an early milling device introduced by the British East India Company. Not for a hand striking process. And it is still quite hefty and solid.</p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 6584664, member: 109731"]I suspect it too may be some sort of press rather than a proper die. It is rather small. This is a reverse and as someone else noted they were apparently long bar-like items as they needed to be held above the blank an lower die while struck and as they too the brunt of the force. Can't see that small item fulfilling either role. Maybe it was tucked into some sort of chuck but given stresses that would be much worse than a one-piece item. The Indian one I posted above is from an early milling device introduced by the British East India Company. Not for a hand striking process. And it is still quite hefty and solid. SC[/QUOTE]
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