Early Oiler 1800's

[CINDERS]

Waited a long time to get one of these at the right price and condition to go with my other oilers not that I have many but normally this type go for a reasonable price.
Unlike the modern oilers these have a slightly domed base so do not like standing upright all that well.

3 = ? certainly not March is it!

1860 = DOM if thats the case it is in pretty good condition for 158 years

W/|\D = War Dept

Crown over B 58 = ?

TIA

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[henry r]

it is a mk2 bottle so MLM to MLE era.

nice pickup.

[browningautorifle]

Yep, an early one. Nice looking oiler.

[Strangely Brown]

The rarer Mk1 oiler is an inch longer.
I understand that the original pull throughs of 1888 were much thinner prone to breaking.
Thicker pull through = Less space = shorter oiler.

[Terrylee]

Can anybody identify the upper oiler? It is not a Mk.I and is marked to B.S.A. The lower one is a Mk.IV for comparison.

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[browningautorifle]

Here's our past thread on this topic... https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=58376&page=1

Here's a link... Oiler Index

[Terrylee]

No identification then. Trying my luck again!