Oerlikon Gun spare part?

[Brad Deckard]

I checked the brushes.. They do not seem to fit.. The bore brush is too big for the small one and too little for the big one..

The action brushes also dont fit right.

I have most of the brushes in the Oerlikon kits and these dont fit any.

Could they be spacers which were left in the pouch when the factory made them, eg to get the correct size pouch hole inside the roll?

Im thinking the internal material is laid on top of these steel proformers and stitched around them, like a tool roll , but having said that why leave them inside?

Its a mystery..

Brad

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Brad Deckard

Could they be spacers which were left in the pouch when the factory made them, eg to get the correct size pouch hole inside the roll?

If I understood the original post correctly that all of the spare parts wallets have the tubes in them, it doesn't seem likely that even the dopiest of workers could get it wrong on 100% of a crate lot (unless they were trying...).

[Brad Deckard]

Yes they are in all the rolls... one big two small diameter.

[pekelney]

You can look at the detailed contents for the US version of the tool roll at:
https://maritime.org/tech/drawings/20mm/

FYI, USS Pampanito submarine museum is restoring an Oerlikon and is looking for some of the tools, and parts for a Mk 24 twin mount:
https://maritime.org/pres/20mm

rich