Found a cleaning kit for my Jungel Carbine |
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Devious6
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Posted: December 31 2011 at 7:45am |
I've been looking for one of the tin box kits - was offered this one and bought it. Seems to have been unissued - oiler bottle is still wrapped in wax paper, rag is pristine and metal grip was never put on the pull-through rope.
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very nice , that one has illuded me so far , i have the contents but not the tin
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Shamu
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Nice find, Congrats.
BTW the term for the roll of cleaning fabric was called "two be four" (2x4) referring to the size of the patches after they'd been torn off of the roll at the red lines. It's not period correct, but I found a brass oil bottle care of one of the forum members here. The black Bakelite ones always seem to crack & leak, so if you're thinking of using it get brass, if you're collecting don't fill the bottle. |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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that old bakelite is not modern plastic , thats for sure , but i do love my bits to match
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Devious6
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I like the bakelite, as well. Thanks for the info on the two by four!!
And, I just noted that I need to watch my spelling when I post!! Jungle not Jungel.
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White Rhino
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Devious6 l I had bought an Enfield some time ago and did not know what I pulled out the but stock and threw away a complete cleaning kit minus the oiler !! when I asked what it was it was to late !!!
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"White Rhino"
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aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh , how could you ?
ive learned to be very careful of the things i find in these old rifles , the papers in the swiss are important , the bits in your enfeild valueable , the personal note of a previous owner - priceless
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White Rhino
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A square 10 , I did not know what I had until Y'all enlightened Me on here ...... I think I gave the pull through to some one on here though ..cant remember who though .....
I did check for the addresses in the 2 K-31 Swiss rifles though ..just never wrote to the guys though ... Hell I think I sent You an Oiler ? I had got a bunch of them from a machine shop over in England ... or did I send you one of the rear sights ??? |
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"White Rhino"
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Rhino-you cant remember what happened 15 minutes ago! Its finally happened! Y'all got "sometimers", like the rest of us old farts!!
(Misery loves company, buddy!) Hoadie |
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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White Rhino
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LOL!!! the Bad thing Hoadie is when Im in the middle of a story I forget what Im talking about !!! LOL!!!
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"White Rhino"
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and you know - i hope- im only kiddin on ya ,
using the moment to impress on those that have not yet become aware of the value of what we sometimes find in the places we look without knowing what we expect to find ,
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Devious6
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Ouch!!! But, I think most of us have done something similar.
I bought an oiler from a site called Enfield-Stuff - run by David Gadbois - for my Savage years ago. Unfortunately, I've never found anything but stale air in any of my rifles.
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Beerhunter
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I'm not being pedantic, that is what we called it and call it still. The official name was "flanelette". |
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Shamu
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"I'm not being pedantic"
Actually you are, by you it may have been called that, but by me it was called exactly what I said. Face it not all of the U.K. speaks with exactly the same terminology & accents can vary. Just to be equally pedantic the correct (as best as I can type it) the accent would be "two bee furr" |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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4x2
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Beerhunter
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In the UK, the nickname (used universally) for flannelette is and always has been "four by two". To call it two by four is just plain wrong. |
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