Original German WWII 98k K98k Rifle Cleaning Kit with Period-Applied Tri-Color Helmet Decal - Dated 1940 Category_Receiver Top Cover It also looks to have

It also looks to have had something drip on it

may be present

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The wood is scruffy and has multiple chips and abrasions

Shortly after this in November 1944 the switch was made to rear seams

Original German WWII 98k K98k Rifle Cleaning Kit with Period-Applied Tri-Color Helmet Decal - Dated 1940 Category_Receiver Top Cover It also looks to haveOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a well worn example of a German Reinigungsgert 34 (cleaning device 34) Rifle cleaning kit, first introduced in 1934. Consisting of a light steel can with hinged lid top and bottom, a chain pull through, two styles of bore brushes, an oiler and a cleaning tool for the receiver. A must for completing any German WWII rifle. This example is likely missing a piece or two. This example is marked on one lid with the logo