Soapstone bullet mould in leather case and inscriptions

[Karina]

Hi,

I found this bullet mould on a farmers market in Tibet. Not in the main tourist areas but at a little village out in nowhere.

The mould is made of soap stone and heavily used.
The case is made of leather and has a strong smell to it.
Unsure what the lock mechanism is made of, brass or similar?
The pins keeping the two pieces in place are of some metal, it's shiny underneath the dirt.
There are inscriptions in sanskrit or tibetan on several sides of the mould, are these prayers or names?

 

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[EccentricInTexas]

Neat find!!!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I would not be surprised that it was a companion to one of these:

Jezail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Karina]

Im very happy with the find but hard to find information about it. Seems like there are some soapstone moulds from america online, but very few from asia. Interesting about the Jezail Charlie, I have googled some more and it might very well be a companion. The leather case seems like it has much wear and tear, it has been fixed several times. Someone really valued their mould and took good care of it. I believe the inscriptions are pra