SLR CLEANING KIT, with barrel pull through and vial, Vietnam War, Australian Issue

H2015.624.1-3

Cleaning kit for a self loading rifle (SLR) consisting of barrel pull through and gun oil vial.
[.1] SLR kit; dark green canvas with green nylon webbing fastening tape.
[.2] barrel pull through; green barrel pull through rope with loop to one end and metal rod to other end. Rope coiled around itself.
[.3] vial with lid; black plastic (bakelite?) cylindrical vile. Screw top lid with tappered applicator attached to the underside. Embossed to lid and base; seven (7) pointed star with circle and 'D' to centre. Vile used to hold gun oil.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2015.624.1-3
Accession Date: 18 Apr 2016
Acquisition Year: 2015

Material

Textile1 - SLR kit
Rope/Textile2 - barrel pull through
Metal2 - barrel pull through
Plastic/Synthetic/Polymer3 - vial with lid

 


 

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