L1A1 SLR Cleaning Kit

Accession Number REL35230
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm accessory
Physical description Metal, Plastic
Maker Small Arms Factory, Lithgow
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Lithgow
Date made c 1970
Conflict Period 1970-1979
Period 1960-1969
Period 1990-1999
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Period 1980-1989
Description

The L1A1 section cleaning kit consists of a soft plastic envelope which contains a five piece cleaning rod, a barrel cleaning brush, a chamber and gas cylinder cleaning brush and a clearing plug for removing a separated case.

History / Summary

The L1A1 section cleaning kit was issued to Australian Army units that were equiped with the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle (SLR).