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    I got onto some old Parker Hale Rangoon Oil in a squeeze tin with spout does anyone know the age of this stuff and its use (It stinks!)
    Brought it as a curio as anything Parker Hale I am a bit like Gil Boyd.
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    It's mentioned in post 3 here:

    Gun oil - Other Equipment - Great War Forum

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    So I probably did alright its full and the item looks like it has sat in a dark cupboard as it looks pretty good

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    Cinders,
    There'll be nothing wrong with it. I have a Parker Hale tin of oil used in the Boer War still good!!
    The tins worth more than the oil ha ha
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    I once purchased a selection of old vehicle oils and greases all in "old school" type tins. I used the contents then the tins became "collector's items" or curios to display.

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    "...The tins worth more than the oil..." Yep.
    Rangoon oil is supposedly a mineral oil from Burma of all places. Other sites say it's still available with a different composition due to the original stuff having nasty chemicals in it, in the UKicon from PH. Said chemicals apparently cause the stench. It's also supposedly more of a preservative/rust preventative than a cleaning oil.
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    Rangoon Oil

    I have a Parker Hale catalogue from 1976 - it says:-

    Parker-Hale Rangoon Oil
    A protector for steel surfaces, it provides a film which is impervious to the rusting action of damp air and is not easily removed by contact. For preserving bores of rifles and shot guns it is first necessary to pour through hot water and scour with a phosphor bronze wire brush to remove the acid powder fouling, before oiling.

    So not a lubricant but a preservative.

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