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30-03-12, 05:51
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Anyone recognise these bore brushes?
Found a bunch of these bore brushes out at my favorite scrapyard. They seem to be 105mm and fit the standard 105 howitzer cleaning stave, but they are longer than the typical 105 brush and do not seem to be the (longer) borecap brush either. Does anyone recognize what they are from? Considering the scrapyard's history, I would guess at either 106 recoiless or else 105 Leopard.
In the photo below are 3 of the brushed I found next to the typical 105 brush and it's storage bag. 
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30-03-12, 13:15
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106-RR ish?
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Charles Fitton Maryhill On., Canada too many carriers too many rovers not enough time. (and now a BSA...) (and now a Triumph TRW...)
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30-03-12, 23:44
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Whatever I can find on the internet for the 106 shows either the standard 105 howitzer bore brush or else the bore cap brush. I cannot find any ref numbers on these either, which is strange since both the German and the US army are pretty anal about putting numbers on everything.
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30-03-12, 23:55
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Brushing Up
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I can't see folks hauling on those long brushes - sometimes it was a chore for all seven members of a 105 det to pull thru a barrel - particularly if the barrel was new and the bore brush was new. Fond memories...
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31-03-12, 02:35
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Mechanical bore cleaning machines? If the artillery adopted those, then there would be very little left for a gunner to do in 10 months a year that they aren't in the field. I know what you mean about the effort required to pull a brush through a bore. Not personally mind you, but I watched it done many times. Come to think of it, I have pulled the bofors barrel on my own, but the difference between 40mm and 105 mm is quite fair.
I did ask one of the guys who has been around for some 25 years, and he has not seen them before. I am pretty sure these have been around for quite a while. The part of the yard I found the first batch of them in dates back to the 70s and 80s. There are quite a number of them between the two yards which almost makes me doubt 106 recoiless. There were only 6 or 8 of them in Winnipeg.....hardly justifies this quantity of brushes. I took one apart tonight and there are absolutely no markings anywhere on them. I guess they will remain a mystery for now. Can any of the black hatters tell if these are leo? Here is a quick shot of some of my other finds that weekend. The Canadian style telescope storage box was the best find of the day. I already had a US one, so the lid from this one has been removed from the damaged box and will be riveted onto the other case. 
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31-03-12, 02:55
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Keeping Gunners Busy
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RHC Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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31-03-12, 19:04
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While you are on the subject, any leads on cleaning kit for the 25Pdr? In particular, brushes and stave. Or loading tools?
Perry
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