Does anyone know of a source for the cleaning screens that go in the Enfield weighted pull thru cords? Or the dimensions to make my own? All input appreciated.
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Does anyone know of a source for the cleaning screens that go in the Enfield weighted pull thru cords? Or the dimensions to make my own? All input appreciated.
Do you mean the gauze? I think various places do it - here's one:
VALMONT FIREARMS lee enfield
The gauzes were part of the cleaning kit that went into the little tin and not usually kept wrapped around the pullthrough in the butt. But if you do keep one on the pull through, don't be tempted to use it as they are quite brutal to the bore. They act as a scourer. They're OK for Bren and Vickers barrels who's life is quick, short and readily replaceable
I've probably got some here if in need. bdlltd@bellsouth.net.
I always thought that the gauze was for the use with nickel type projectiles, to get the excess fouling out of the barrel, most obviously before solvent was redially available to troops on the front line. As stated it can be quite brutal on your barrel where as a nice clean patch and some solvent would do a better job.
Unless your collecting it for the historical facts then please disreguard my last.
Regards
Fregs
I thought the gauze was removed from the rifle cleaning kits and was only available on request- which usually brought about a few tricky questions on how the barrel was allowed to get so bad anyway....
The solvent or KNS tablets were only available to Armourers and not the soldiers.......... god, whatever next! I'm sure that the gauzes were only available for the Brens and Vickers during my time although we Armourers had them in the Armourers shops. Like Son says, it was a question of just how the barrel got like that. In the jungle they just got rusty within about 10 minutes.
We did also have - and I'm sure Son, Tankie and Skippy will remember these - 'BRUSHES, scouring'. These were vicious steel brushes, about .9" in diameter and the hard steel bristles........, and I mean HARD steel bristles, were directional like a christmas tree (iin fact we called them chistmas tree brushes.....) so that you could push the brush into the barrel fairly easily on the cleaning rod, so that it'd go just about up to the muzzle, then you'd drag it back and forth a few dozen times shouting and screaming while the steel wire shards scoured the barrel. Then you'd do it from the other end. The bristles were so sharp and hard that you had to be careful even picking one up! Nothing would survive that........
Are they still in the system Skippy? Much better that the gauzes but I don't think that the soldiers had them. I'll put a picture up unless anyone else has one to show.
I've used the Christmas tree brushes a time or two when it was the very last resort and there was a potato field growing in the bore! They do a very good job too but only as a last resort.
Yes, thanks for the correction. I meant gauze. No wonder my searches came up empty.Quote:
Originally Posted by peregrinvs
I'm not planning on cleaning my barrels with them, just trying to assemble a period accuate cleaning kit. thanks for all the responses.
ho yes...... the Xmas trees are still avaliable thro. the system... not so good on the SA80 ....... the gauze was still in the tool box till about 2 years ago (not that the young ones know what to do with them... or how to put them on the pullthro. )