Grease gun find
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Grease gun find
I am quite happy to have found a 5585 grease gun in very good shape for USD 8.00 (but delivery was a lot more expensive).
1943 MB 254813 (DOD 9th August 1943, educated guess), engine MB 278234 (former: MB 573953)
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Re: Grease gun find
Congratulations. That is an excellent addition to your Jeep toolset no matter your location.
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Re: Grease gun find
Nice find! Now all you need is a fire hose nozzle which likely won't be as cheap.
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Re: Grease gun find
Are the GI "5585" Grease Guns hard to find?
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Re: Grease gun find
There are several on eBay, but most of the sellers won't deliver to Europe (most of them didn't even answer my request). So I finally found a very gentle one who even refunded me a part of the shipping costs as it was cheaper than expected.
But by the way: Where do I find the fireman nozzle? Are there replicas available?
1943 MB 254813 (DOD 9th August 1943, educated guess), engine MB 278234 (former: MB 573953)
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Re: Grease gun find
What a cracking find, its all still out there if we look hard enough.
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Re: Grease gun find
Lots of vintage grease guns on ebay but that one is still a great find.
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Re: Grease gun find
Be careful, when picking up an adapter for your grease gun: some adapters that have been shown in the past, quite simply DO NOT EXIST
They are just a concoction made out of two different adapters.
Here is the picture of such a fake.
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WillysMB#344142 6-19-44 Navy N.S.Blue Grey
45 Bantam T-3 #57248 1-10-45
42 Willys MB-T #13560 11-42
43 Willys MB-T # 25417 4-43
Way too many WWII military tools,hopefully thinning down,and way too many posts...
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