Description
Brunswick Rifle cleaning jag made from brass. The jag has an interrupted thread to hold the cloth and has a thinner thread at the opposite end to screw into the cleaning rod. Markings - Y 17.
Contextual Description
This Brunswick Rifle cleaning jag is associated with a rifle from the collection of Walter Lindsay Venables Vernon of Sydney, NSW, who obtained it in the 1880s. Walter Vernon served in the Boer War and became colonel of the NSW Lancers.
Details
Accession Number
REL23810.003
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Firearm accessory
Physical Description
Material: Brass
Measurement
Overall: 50 mm height x 15 mm width
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