A friend found a scarce item

[Bill Ricca]

A friend found a small quantity of an item I have been trying to find for close to 35 years. Back in 2007 I built a web page for him and recently after bringing it up to date, I saw this item. I immediately purchased one of them.

The M8 Cleaning Rod was standardized circa late 1943. Before that, the SNL for the Carbine listed the M1 Sectional Rod for issue. Well the M1 rod was designed for the .30 BMG and is so long it damaged the brush, bolt face, and even snapped if it hit the rear of the receiver. Troops in the field got the word out.

For a very short time Ordnance produced Thongs for the Carbine. Yes the 03 pull through that goes in the butt was issued to clean the carbine. One small contract, which was marked as such, was produced circa early 1943. Every thong contract I have seen has been marked B003, the origin designation for the 03.

I finally have this item after 35 years and the price was very reasonable.



If you want to see this item sale, go here and scroll down:

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