>474. ...used to finish/clean the inside of a shotgun barrel.
Correct, it was marked "gun cleaner".
10/11/2005 4:21 AM
Anonymous said...
474. I am curious as to the exact diameter of the bushing and if it is fixed. Since the flare on the cleaning tines is larger than the bushing, the only way to easily feed it into a straight barrel would be handle-first. It might therefore have been intended for a blunderbuss-style barrel. If the bushing is mobile, then it could have been used to compress the tines prior to insertion.
The bushing is fixed and it's diameter is a bit over 5/8". The tines can be compressed a little by hand, I'm not sure exactly what type of gun this was for.
10/15/2005 3:37 PM
Anonymous said...
Below is a link to an article on shotgun gauge sizes. The measurement you give is the equivalent to 0.625 inches, just a bit too large for a 12 gauge barrel likely too small for a 20 gauge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun#Gauge
There are some Internet references to Civil War shotgun barrels with an 18 gauge barrel in which this would fit perfectly.
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473. flourescent light tube
10/06/2005 5:36 AM
476. Can Opener
477. Flax comb
10/06/2005 5:40 AM
472. Appears to be a marking set but seems to have extra characters.
475. Looks to be some sort of circular hand drill possibly to use with rough lumber or some sort?
10/06/2005 7:07 AM
475. Bung hole cutter for barrels and casks.
10/06/2005 12:02 PM
>473. flourescent light tube
>476. Can Opener
>477. Flax comb
All correct
>472. Appears to be a marking set but seems to have extra characters.
Nope, the bottom of this one looks the same as the top.
>475. Looks to be some sort of circular hand drill possibly to use with rough lumber or some sort?
>475. Bung hole cutter for barrels and casks.
Yes, it's a boring tool for barrels.
10/07/2005 3:48 PM
474. After long thought - an early overhead light bulb gripper for changing bulbs?
10/08/2005 1:38 PM
>474. ...light bulb gripper for changing bulbs?
It's not for changing bulbs, the business end is just 1" diameter and isn't expandable.
10/08/2005 3:18 PM
474. Well then, perhaps it cleans pipe.
10/08/2005 7:47 PM
>474. Well then, perhaps it cleans pipe
You've got the right idea, but it wasn't used for pipes
10/09/2005 7:26 AM
474 For scraping steam boiler tubes?
10/09/2005 9:49 AM
>474 For scraping steam boiler tubes?
No, but it is for something similar to pipes and tubes.
10/09/2005 1:33 PM
474 I'll say it's for cannon barrels
10/09/2005 10:26 PM
>474 I'll say it's for cannon barrels
You're going in the right direction, but the business end of this one is only 1" diameter.
10/10/2005 6:48 PM
474. I'll bite. Given the length, the diameter and the bushing, it apparently is used to finish/clean the inside of a shotgun barrel.
-Edward
10/10/2005 10:24 PM
>474. ...used to finish/clean the inside of a shotgun barrel.
Correct, it was marked "gun cleaner".
10/11/2005 4:21 AM
474. I am curious as to the exact diameter of the bushing and if it is fixed. Since the flare on the cleaning tines is larger than the bushing, the only way to easily feed it into a straight barrel would be handle-first. It might therefore have been intended for a blunderbuss-style barrel. If the bushing is mobile, then it could have been used to compress the tines prior to insertion.
- Edward
10/11/2005 10:05 AM
>474. I am curious as to the exact diameter of the bushing and if it is fixed...
I don't own this one, but I'll take another look at it this weekend and hopefully have an answer for your question on Saturday.
10/12/2005 7:25 PM
The bushing is fixed and it's diameter is a bit over 5/8". The tines can be compressed a little by hand, I'm not sure exactly what type of gun this was for.
10/15/2005 3:37 PM
Below is a link to an article on shotgun gauge sizes. The measurement you give is the equivalent to 0.625 inches, just a bit too large for a 12 gauge barrel likely too small for a 20 gauge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun#Gauge
There are some Internet references to Civil War shotgun barrels with an 18 gauge barrel in which this would fit perfectly.
- Edward
10/18/2005 5:51 AM
Thanks for the link, you might be right about it being from the civil war.
10/18/2005 4:50 PM