Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Cleaning Jag Mk II .450 Hand Select:No Absolutely unissued

Absolutely unissued

sizes vary but most fall within 56-60 cm (US 7-7/12)

forming the basis for the nearly identical MG1 (MG 42/59)

these are not pretty but are totally authentic

The Mark V was used until the late-1980s at which point the British replaced all steel helmets with the Mark 6

Original British Martini-Henry Rifle Cleaning Jag Mk II .450 Hand Select:No Absolutely unissuedOriginal Item: Straight from our exclusive discovery of arms in the royal palace of Nepal! Official British Mk II military issue cleaning jags for attaching to the threaded end of the cleaning rod for barrel maintenance. SCARCE, always very hard to find, original British Issue. This Mk II version was approved for service on December 30th, 1875. (See "Martini Rifles and Carbines" by Ian Skennerton, pages 4 & 40.) In use, a thick piece of tow is wrapped