Some interesting postwar RG34 and RG53 cleaning kits

[Wilhelm]

Cleaning kits generally aren't my thing but I recently found these in a box at a gun show and picked them up for fun. Any information that you guys can provide is greatly appreciated. All are postwar.

This first type uses a typical RG34 can but is marked for 9mm. The pullthrough is shorter and the brushes are for 9mm instead of 7.62. Since they are shorter, two were packed in each cell instead of the usual one per cell. I assume that these were pre MP5 and were for the West German UZI but I don't know that. I think I remember seeing these years ago? Any input at all is appreciated as I can't seem to find any info on these using Google.





Next is an RG53 made by Heym in Munnerstadt. I can find absolutely zero info in English and almost zero in German on these. I don't know who they were issued to, what caliber they are for or why they were even made since RG34's were produced by the gagillions. The tube is aluminum and the little oil bottles are especially neat. The pull through is some sort of plastic with brass ends and the aluminum block looking thingee slides into the center of the tube to and is divided into three cells to hold the brushes. The oil bottles are made of brass and steel. These were a new one on me but, as I said, I don't know much about cleaning kits. I included a size comparison picture of the RG53 vs. the RG34. Neato stuff.

[Wilhelm]

Someone? Anyone?

[Fazer]

The post war tobacco tin kits were pretty much the same as the war time ones. Sometimes the metal stamping is different.
Many mauser books will show an example.

The biggest change was the plastic oiler. The original was metal. Is there a date stamped inside the lower lid where the cleaning cloths were kept, most do.

After these they went to the plastic flip top box.

The small kit is new to me. Quite nice though I must admit.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help

[Wilhelm]

These aren't dated. It's the fact that they are made for 9mm that has me intrigued.