What is this please? (Military piece)

[Athlon]

Anyone know what this is and how old please? it has a broad arrow so I guess it is military in origin.

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It's a kind of spoon in a screw case with a seal..

[knk]

Oil container, part of a rifle cleaning kit.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Snuff tube with a dipper spoon

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Yeah, it's an oil container for weapon cleaning.

[Athlon]

Thanks, why a spoon type end to the stick? to act as a dropper? Can anyone decipher roughly when it was issued?

Cheers, very interesting

[808 Estate]

https://enfield-stuff.com/Pages/3-oilers/3-2_field...

[Super Sonic]

Looks like some sort of retaining plunger.

[Athlon]

808 Estate said:

https://enfield-stuff.com/Pages/3-oilers/3-2_field...

Brilliant!! Thank you so much for that.

That guide makes it a 'Bottle, Oil, Mark III' from between 1899 and 1906 !

How cool is that! Thanks again

[Dieci]

Probably an early Krupp piece ,before they went all spooney .

[Evanivitch]

https://talesfromthesupplydepot.blog/2016/10/05/mk...

[spikeyhead]

Evanivitch said:

https://talesfromthesupplydepot.blog/2016/10/05/mk...

that's a brilliant read. I too have spent much time ensuring my 4x2 came out the other side clean.

A 4x2 was a patch of cloth 4" x 2" that was pulled through the barrel with a cleaning rod.

[Evanivitch]

spikeyhead said:

hat's a brilliant read. I too have spent much time ensuring my 4x2 came out the other side clean.

A 4x2 was a patch of cloth 4" x 2" that was pulled through the barrel with a cleaning rod.

You certainly don't pull through a rifle with a cleaning rod!

https://www.ds-solutions.co.uk/.303%22-British-Iss...