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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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09-19-2018 07:09 PM
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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.
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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.
Attachment 95973
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No identification then. Trying my luck again!
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