Historical information

Used for cleaning of military small arms.

Significance

Used by Australain Military Forces

Physical description

F88 Styer Rifle Small arms cleaning kit in a olive green pouch. The pouch has a flap opening secured with three metal press studs and two internal compartments secured with Velco strips. On the front is a nylon webbing loop with a metal slide clip. The kit contains 18 items, with two multitools, a two ended green toothbrush (large and small brushes), a four piece metal rod sections which screw together to form a barrel pull through with two eyelet (long and short) flannel and two wire brush attachments. The kit also contains a black small ended long brush, and a yellow ended large brush. Two 5.56 dummy rounds are included. Also included are a small green plastic container, and a small plastic slotted top with three holes. A red painted knurled metal top attachment with a screw thread, central vent hole and slotted top for an F88 rifle is also included. On the front is a nylon webbing loop with a metal slide clip for belt attachment.

Inscriptions & markings

8465-00-781-9564 on the ouside of the pouch.
F88 stamped on red metal tool top.
HP 223 5.56 stamped on the base of the dummy rounds.
Arrow marked on the green plastic slotted top.
S,A.F. Marked on base of small plastic container.