Swap Meet Find: 1903 Cleaning/Oiler Kit

[usabaker]

I was at the Swap Meet last Saturday and found this vintage cantilever tool box with a bunch of old rifle and shotgun cleaning rods and stuff got it from him for $20.00. When I got it home and went to clean it up this 1903 Springfield or M1 Garand cleaning kit oiler (don't know how to tell the difference) came rolling out. Even found an extra pull through in the box.

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[browningautorifle]

It's the early nickle oiler for the 1903. They were used on the later M1s and mostly the early issue at that. Later they were plastic. The brush will be a late one, I had a bristle brush, maybe horsehair in mine that came with my LL 300,000 number SA. Nice find, not worth the world but a good piece.

[usabaker]

It's the early nickel oiler for the 1903. [...] not worth the world but a good piece.

Jim, Thanks for confirming it's for the 1903, it will be heading to the buttstock of mine. I was after the toolbox so finding that was just a bonus The shotgun cleaning rod are made out of steel and the handle is iron; I'd never seen one of those either.

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The grease pot is pretty slick! no pun intended. These oilers are new to me. When we shot the Garand in the military we were never shown these and they sure weren't in the buttstocks. We had them down to parade rest a number of times.

[browningautorifle]

When we shot the Garand in the military we were never shown these and they sure weren't in the buttstocks.

The nickle ones were issued until exhausted, then the plastic carried on.

[1911Ron]

Jim, Thanks for confirming it's for the 1903, it will be heading to the buttstock of mine. I was after the toolbox so finding that was just a bonus The shotgun cleaning rod are made out of steel and the handle is iron; I'd never seen one of those either.

---------- Post added at 04:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 PM ----------

The grease pot is pretty slick! no pun intended. These oilers are new to me. When we shot the Garand in the military we were never shown these and they sure weren't in the buttstocks. We had them down to parade rest a number of times.

The M1 that i got from the CMP had an oiler that had an inventory sticker dated 1964 in the buttstock.

[Flying10uk]

had an oiler that had an inventory sticker dated 1964 in the buttstock.

Was it a metal or plastic version, please?

[1911Ron]

Was it a metal or plastic version, please?

It was plastic.

[browningautorifle]

an inventory sticker dated 1964

Remember they were still doing refurbs and issuing them to RVN troops...and sending them offshore to others.

[Flying10uk]

My understanding is that the nickel plated oiler/cleaning kit that you have there is intended for the 1903 Springfield but it will also fit the later Garand. There is a plastic version intended for the A3 and Garand. I stand to be corrected.

[browningautorifle]

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