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    Early Oiler 1800's

    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 = ?

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    it is a mk2 bottle so MLM to MLE era.

    nice pickup.

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    Yep, an early one. Nice looking oiler.
    Regards, Jim

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

    Here's a link... Oiler Index
    Regards, Jim

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    No identification then. Trying my luck again!

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