Rifle cleaning rod or ramrod

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Gun cleaning rod or ramrod

Gun cleaning rod or ramrod

Name/Title

Rifle cleaning rod or ramrod

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.499

Description

Two piece wood and brass cleaning rod or ramrod, the two pieces of which screw together to make one long rod.

Context

All guns prior to 1725 were fitted with wooden ramrods housed in a channel underneath the barrel. After 1725 the rods were made of steel.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Guns equipment

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

45 mm

Circumference

5 mm

Weight

72 g

Material

Brass, Wood - Ebonised

Location

* Untyped Location

C4S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good