Stephan98k
aka 8x57IS
I thought I will write a bit about weapon lubrication and preservation in the Wehrmacht. The orders are historic and I don't want to encourage somebody to clean the K98k's in this way, it's just a information. Don't put oil or other cleaning products on the stock, keep in mind that anything you put on the stock will decrease the collector value!
Designated Use
Cleaners and rust preventatives for barrels and all blank parts of weapons.
Normal Conditions: Waffenreinigungsöl TL 6007 - Gun cleaning oil TL 6007
Tropical Conditions: Waffenreinigungsöl TL 6007 - Gun cleaning oil TL 6007
Strong Cold: Waffenreinigungsöl, frostsicher TL 6024 - Gun cleaning oil, frost-proof TL 6024 (Usable up to -40° Celsius. At lower temperatures these oils have to get mixed with petroleum: 1 part petroleum 3 part oil
Designated Use
For lubricating the bolts and all moving parts on weapons and equipment.
Normal Conditions: Waffenschmieröl TL 6021 - Gun lubricating oil TL 6021
Tropical Conditions: Gun lubricating oil Aero M.G.-Oil from the company Hamburg-Amerikanische Mineralöl G.m.b.H., Hamburg 36, Jungfernstieg 51
Strong Cold: Waffenreinigungsöl, frostsicher TL 6025 - Gun lubricating oil, frost-proof TL 6025 (Usable up to -40° Celsius. At lower temperatures these oils have to get mixed with petroleum: 1 part petroleum 3 part oil
Designated Use
Rust preventive for blank parts of weapons and equipment of stored inventory
Normal Conditions: Schutzfett 40 TL 6017 - Protection grease 40 TL 6017
Tropical Conditions: Schutzfett 40 (Tp) TL 6023 - Protection grease 40 (Tropics) TL 6023
Strong Cold: xxx
Designated Use
To spread the Unfleiß (area between barrel and stock)
Normal Conditions: Waffenfett TL 6006 - Gun grease TL 6006
Tropical Conditions: Waffenfett TL 6006 - Gun grease TL 6006
Strong Cold: xxx
Designated Use
For leather care
Normal Conditions: Lederöl und Lederfette TL 6003 - Leather oil and leather grease TL 6003
Tropical Conditions: Lederöl TL 6003(because leather grease also get liquid at higher temperatures, it could get replaced with leather oil)
Strong Cold: xxx
TL = Technical delivery condition
Gun cleaning oil, gun lubricating oil and - if still available – M.G.-oil are usable at temperatures up to minus 30° Celsius.
For higher degrees of coldness, these oils must be mixed with petroleum as required (in each case for adaptation to the outside temperature) for preservation in the liquid state. The admixture of petroleum may not exceed 25% of the total amount (at most 1 part petroleum to 3 parts oil). Then they remain liquid up to around minus 50° Celsius.
For the time of greater cold, the troops in the East and in Norway receive frost-proof gun cleaning oil and frost-proof gun lubricating oil, usable at temperatures up to minus 40° Celsius. At lower temperatures these oils must also be mixed with petroleum in accordance with the principles set out in paragraph 2. Barrels with frost-proof oil are marked "frost-proof".
Purpose of the oil and grease introduced in the Army
Designated Use
Cleaners and rust preventatives for barrels and all blank parts of weapons.
Normal Conditions: Waffenreinigungsöl TL 6007 - Gun cleaning oil TL 6007
Tropical Conditions: Waffenreinigungsöl TL 6007 - Gun cleaning oil TL 6007
Strong Cold: Waffenreinigungsöl, frostsicher TL 6024 - Gun cleaning oil, frost-proof TL 6024 (Usable up to -40° Celsius. At lower temperatures these oils have to get mixed with petroleum: 1 part petroleum 3 part oil
Designated Use
For lubricating the bolts and all moving parts on weapons and equipment.
Normal Conditions: Waffenschmieröl TL 6021 - Gun lubricating oil TL 6021
Tropical Conditions: Gun lubricating oil Aero M.G.-Oil from the company Hamburg-Amerikanische Mineralöl G.m.b.H., Hamburg 36, Jungfernstieg 51
Strong Cold: Waffenreinigungsöl, frostsicher TL 6025 - Gun lubricating oil, frost-proof TL 6025 (Usable up to -40° Celsius. At lower temperatures these oils have to get mixed with petroleum: 1 part petroleum 3 part oil
Designated Use
Rust preventive for blank parts of weapons and equipment of stored inventory
Normal Conditions: Schutzfett 40 TL 6017 - Protection grease 40 TL 6017
Tropical Conditions: Schutzfett 40 (Tp) TL 6023 - Protection grease 40 (Tropics) TL 6023
Strong Cold: xxx
Designated Use
To spread the Unfleiß (area between barrel and stock)
Normal Conditions: Waffenfett TL 6006 - Gun grease TL 6006
Tropical Conditions: Waffenfett TL 6006 - Gun grease TL 6006
Strong Cold: xxx
Designated Use
For leather care
Normal Conditions: Lederöl und Lederfette TL 6003 - Leather oil and leather grease TL 6003
Tropical Conditions: Lederöl TL 6003(because leather grease also get liquid at higher temperatures, it could get replaced with leather oil)
Strong Cold: xxx
Supreme High Command of the German Army (Ch H Rüst u. BdE), January 26, 1942
- 2197 /42 g – AHA /1 b (I).
- 2197 /42 g – AHA /1 b (I).
TL = Technical delivery condition
Use of the gun care products, lubricants (oil and grease) in extreme cold
Gun cleaning oil, gun lubricating oil and - if still available – M.G.-oil are usable at temperatures up to minus 30° Celsius.
For higher degrees of coldness, these oils must be mixed with petroleum as required (in each case for adaptation to the outside temperature) for preservation in the liquid state. The admixture of petroleum may not exceed 25% of the total amount (at most 1 part petroleum to 3 parts oil). Then they remain liquid up to around minus 50° Celsius.
For the time of greater cold, the troops in the East and in Norway receive frost-proof gun cleaning oil and frost-proof gun lubricating oil, usable at temperatures up to minus 40° Celsius. At lower temperatures these oils must also be mixed with petroleum in accordance with the principles set out in paragraph 2. Barrels with frost-proof oil are marked "frost-proof".
O.K.H. (Ch H Rüst u. BdE), October 8, 1941
- 85/86 – AHA /In 2 (VIII) In 4.
- 85/86 – AHA /In 2 (VIII) In 4.