ANCILLARY
Pull Through's, Bore Patches, Cleaning Funnel, Wire Gauze, Oil Bottles,
Drill Round's and Blanks
Pull Through's
The Lee Enfield barrel
Pull-Through
Pull Through Weight
Bore Patches - Officially known as
Flannelette or 4x2's
From the W.D. List of Changes:
§12603 - Flannelette (Mark III) 4
inches wide 1 Sep 1904
A pattern of the above-mentioned
flannelette has been sealed to govern future supplies. It differs from the previous pattern (LoC 6673)
in width, being 4 inches wide, with transverse red stripes 2 inches apart.
(Image courtesy of Grant
Rombough)
This item was used to funnel boiling hot
water through the barrel to facilitate cleaning of the bore. Very useful when
considering corrosive ammunition.
(Image courtesy of Grant
Rombough)
Wire Gauze
From INFANTRY TRAINING Vol. 1 PAMPHLET
No 3
No4 RIFLE and BAYONET - 1955
You may use a wire gauze to clean fouling from a worn barrel, if an officer
gives permission; on active service you keep the gauze on the pull through, and
it is the normal thing to clean the bore with.
To fit the gauze:
i) Fold it into an "S", and put it through the loop nearest the
weight.
ii) Coil the two halves of the "S" tightly round the loop until the
two rolls meet. See figure 9. Remove any loose strands and oil
the gauze.
iii) Pack it with flannelette if you want it to fit tighter in the bore.
Wire gauze images courtesy
of Richard Loweth
Oil Bottles
These were stored in the Butt Trap along with a Pull Through, these items
constituted the bare basics for field cleaning.
Oil bottles came with a screw off top with attached spoon applicator.
Early brass and later model
bakelite oil bottles.
As with all other weapon parts, the oilers
were stamped with manufacturer and government Broad Arrow.
This image details the correct storage of the
oil bottle and pull through in the butt trap of the stock.
.303 Drill Rounds
Assembled to look and feel like real
ammunition, but actually inert, non-firing cartridges. The purpose of the drill
round was to provide a realistic training aid. Which enabled the recruit to
practice magazine loading and chambering/ejecting of rounds, without the fear
of an accidental discharge of the weapon. Most commonly identified by their
indented cases, red paint and the absence of a primer. Photo courtesy of
Richard Loweth
.303 Blanks
Used for training purposes, they were used to
simulate firing live rounds. Although they did not have the same recoil as live
ball ammunition, they did make noise.
Inspection Cartridges
