Brunswick Rifle cleaning jag : New South Wales Volunteer Rifle Corps Accession Number: REL23810.003

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
Manufactured by
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Firearm accessory
Physical Description
Material: Brass
Measurement
Overall: 50 mm height x 15 mm width
Date Made
1848
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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