Rifle Cleaning Spoon

Object/Artifact

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Rifle Cleaning Spoon

Description

1936 k98 rifle cleaning spoon, World War 2 era. Lettering says “GUSTAVAPPEL,” which is the manufacturer.

Use

Removes the magazine floor, clean the bore, and remove stuck casings. Meant to be included in a k98 rifle cleaning kit.

Context

Gustavappel was a German weapons manufacturing company founded by Gustav Appel in Berlin-Spandau.

Collection

Found in collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gustavappel

Date made

1934 - 1945

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Web Links and URLs

Shop selling later productions of the same type of item, linked as source of use information, More on the history of Gustavappel

Create Date

August 21, 2026

Update Date

August 21, 2026