Rifle cleaning kit : Special Air Service Regiment

Place Asia: Afghanistan
Accession Number REL30513.002
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm accessory
Physical description Metal; Nylon; Brass; Flannel
Maker Unknown
Date made c 2001-2002
Conflict Afghanistan, 2001-2021
Description

Cleaning kit for a M-4 rifle. The kit consists of two small bottles of oil and cleaning fluid, a handle with different sized brushes at either end, the top of a shaving brush, a can opener, an allan key and a collapsible metal rod with a flannel pull-through.

History / Summary

This cleaning kit was used by an Australian Special Air Services (SAS) Regiment trooper in Afghanistan, 2002.