I asked in Post 1 if anyone was able to confirm if the oil bottle pictured is of Australianorigin/manufacture and so far the question still hasn't been answered.
I come from an engineering and manufacturing background, not military, and so am likely to look at items from a slightly different angle than others with a military background. I am very interested in the design of items of military kit and how and why they may have been made in any particular way.
Another point worth making is that, has the Britisharmy not gone back to using plastic oil bottles in it's SA80 rifle cleaning kits?