1911s are going to get some precious oil......
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Sperm oil was used in Hudson’s Cleaner, a powder solvent and firearm oil mentioned in Hatcher’s Notebook, 3rd Ed., p. 345. I reckon that you would need a lot more however, if you wanted to make up the 1/2 (US) gallon formula listed on that page. 
Good find.
Good find.This will be micro dropper applied on the slides.
Gonna get an ink bottle type short, wide mouth, jar that I will store any patches that I dampen with it.
Another nerd told me that is his way.
I'll make the little go a long way.
Squeezing each sperm in order to fill that whole bottle was tiresome.
Gonna get an ink bottle type short, wide mouth, jar that I will store any patches that I dampen with it.
Another nerd told me that is his way.
I'll make the little go a long way.
Squeezing each sperm in order to fill that whole bottle was tiresome.
I think you're supposed to get a mouthful and spit it on your gun
That's for the quitters.I think you're supposed to get a mouthful and spit it on your gun
Contact this guy.....
VINTAGE SPERM OIL BOTTLE WEST END DRUG CO. BAR HARBOR, MAINE - RARE FIND!!! | eBay
Included is the bottle pictured.
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Be careful and keep it locked up!
Your wife or girlfriend may find it and drink it all.
Your wife or girlfriend may find it and drink it all.
I might have some then, I've got an all original Necchi Bu with all the original shit from 100 years ago. Surely the oil with it isn't that old, maybe the 40's or 50's when it was upgraded with the motor? I'll have to go look.
Couldn't you still get that in Japan? I can't see how it'd be better than modern synthetics, pretty much every animal product has been improved upon.
It's main use back in the day and why it was prized was as lamp oil because it burns clean.
That clean burn makes it great for bullet lubes and grease cookies for black powder cartridge shooting. Doesn't coke up and leave a bunch of shit behind.
If it is pre 1972 likely it could be sperm oil in a high end machine.
What little I know about the stuff is it doesnt go rancid, it lubes well, and maintains its stability in different temps.
It doesnt do anything any other oil will do if kept fresh and of the appropriate viscosity for the conditions.
Im just a sucker for geeky shit and worked three OTs and a couple road projects.....have you seen my new pen yet? No stimmy for my family but I spend my own plenty.
Japan says it kills whales only for research....researching how good they taste.
I dont think anyone is killing the big boys to the extent they could have a commercial product that the little guys could afford.
Whales are being killed despite GreenPeace having their ships blown out of the water. If products are made and Im sure they are, they are going into high end manufacturing (Rolex watch lube maybe but Im guessing they are woke), some medical process, research or some other speciatly.
Fact is though shit cant be that rare if Im buying it off Ebay at $50/ounce.
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Back in the mid-1060s,(Oops. 1960's) I worked as an IBM Electric typewriter repairman. One of our specialized lubricants was porpoise oil. Its value was that it was extremely lightweight and non-gumming. It was pressured off the market soon after, and personally I had no regret. But the stuff really worked as intended.
We would thin it with Trichloroethane, put a dab in the required location with a fine artist's brush, wait for the Trichlorethane to evaporate, and have a very light application of a lightweight non-gumming lube. I had some for awhile, and used it to lube trigger assemblies.
I imagine that modern chemistry has come up with products that have very similar qualities, and are more cetacean-friendly.
Greg
We would thin it with Trichloroethane, put a dab in the required location with a fine artist's brush, wait for the Trichlorethane to evaporate, and have a very light application of a lightweight non-gumming lube. I had some for awhile, and used it to lube trigger assemblies.
I imagine that modern chemistry has come up with products that have very similar qualities, and are more cetacean-friendly.
Greg
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@Bigfatcock seems to have a good lube knowledge.
He refers to the Sperm oil as a wax.....a high viscosity wax I would say.
In its day it was magical for candles, lamps and lube.
BFC says Jojoba oils are similar to the Sperm oil for utility.
For not going gummy over time though I dont know what compares to it. I have some Starret "Instrument Oil" that I havent really used but if it was going in a precision mic instrument it better be stable.
Interesting that application method you used, the "oil film" must have been gorgeous.
I wont use it though because LeJeune sends me a letter yearly telling me Im covered for breast cancer due to TCE contaminated water....if they find out I use TCE residentially I may have to pay for my own Manograms.
Jojoba oil will turn into a solid in below freezing temperatures. Sperm oil will not. They are both liquid wax esters.
Sperm oil also came in different grades. I use it for lubing single actions and colored case hardened (the real stuff, not the chemical Ruger used) metal.
I like to keep some around for lubing hand planes as well…
In the future, if you buy a bunch of guns and woodworking tools from an estate sale, and they all smell faintly of queef, then it’s probably mine, lol.
Sperm oil also came in different grades. I use it for lubing single actions and colored case hardened (the real stuff, not the chemical Ruger used) metal.
I like to keep some around for lubing hand planes as well…
In the future, if you buy a bunch of guns and woodworking tools from an estate sale, and they all smell faintly of queef, then it’s probably mine, lol.
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Damn...
Just bought this mostly cause the bottle is cool....
Just bought this mostly cause the bottle is cool....
Got few things on my hunting menu today.....
One I have to wait until tonight.
The other is inspired by the Sperm Oil....a precision oiler, maybe something antique, something geeky, something old world quality.....any ideas?
One I have to wait until tonight.
The other is inspired by the Sperm Oil....a precision oiler, maybe something antique, something geeky, something old world quality.....any ideas?
Or you could go all medical...
Sirhr
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Sirhr
Damn Greg, mid 1060's? Is your other name Dracula?
Got some new wood for my new to me shotgun for a bit less than I was willing to spend so I have leftover to spend......cant possibly save money.
Ill probably never own more than 5oz of Sperm Oil and I see your big "essential oils" bottles.
Does this shit act like Kroil?
No matter what bottle I put that shit in it seems to make its way out and all over the place.
Just thinking I dont want my sperm leaking all over the place........so to speak.
Lol. Sperm oil does not act like Kroil. It stays in place very well, one of it's much loved properties. For a pistol slide, something like the Purdy oiler would be very efficient for lubricating slide rails. You don't need it leaking out like with CLP. It coats and stays very well, and a little goes a long way. If you rub some on your fingers, you'll feel the difference between it and modern synthetic lubricants. I mainly use it for color case hardening, and bluing, and lubricating small parts like sears, trigger pins, hammer pins, etc.
If I need to lube a 1911 slide it gets good ol' CLP on the rails.
If I need to lube a 1911 slide it gets good ol' CLP on the rails.
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$20 shipped.....it will work.
Patented in 1905, Made in USA. Geek oil holder secured. Ill have to make sure that bottom seam is good. Couple small shoulder dents but one of the cleaner ones I saw.
Patented in 1905, Made in USA. Geek oil holder secured. Ill have to make sure that bottom seam is good. Couple small shoulder dents but one of the cleaner ones I saw.
These guys got some nice Sperm containers but for shipping charges of $36 screw that.
customguncasesandaccessories.com
Edit/Add - My bad, didnt realize they are in Australia......shipping at $36 makes sense.
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customguncasesandaccessories.com
Edit/Add - My bad, didnt realize they are in Australia......shipping at $36 makes sense.
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You can buy all the same stuff at Galazan in Connecticut for a lot less... It's all the same stuff.These guys got some nice Sperm containers but for shipping charges of $36 screw that.
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Edit/Add - My bad, didnt realize they are in Australia......shipping at $36 makes sense.
I think Dixie Gunworks sells it all, too!
Cheers,
Sirhr
I bought this on e-bay last week. Not bad for the price. I also have the other type of oiler which is often used for sewing machines and can be found on e-bay. $14 shipped, Nickel Plated Round Oil Bottle Without gift box
Nickel Plated Round Oil Bottle Without gift box (GI-0938) | eBay
<p>Nickel plated round oil bottle without gift box(GI-0938)</p><p>Diameter 1.75 inch </p><p>Height 2.0 inch</p><p>Condition is "New".</p>
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Bought this.....
and this
Once I figured out the exchange rate it went from being $200 AUS$ to $150 US.
Comparable to Galazan.....but in the future Ill know to ask you as you are the man of refined tastes.
I was at the Honey Hole today.....he has one of those 10 gauge Winchester blank cannons. He is refusing to sell right now but one of these days......
Lot more oil than I expected to get in the Nye bottle....
Someone somewhere is filling these with 3 in 1 oil and laughing.
Nye still exists...some of their modern products on EBay.
Someone somewhere is filling these with 3 in 1 oil and laughing.
Nye still exists...some of their modern products on EBay.
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If someone called be a "nostalgic" I would not be insulted.
I don't think my new bottle of oil is sperm whale sourced.
Other two have very little odor but the dark oil smells like the lobby of the New Bedford whaling museum with its big whale skeleton hanging over head.
Those bones still drip oil and there are pans and piping carrying the drippings to a collection bottle.
Nye made a lot of "fish jaw oil" so I'm guessing this might be a product of your common cetaceans.
Saw that they had a big camp on the coastal Carolinas where they would catch and kill porpoises and render them into lube.
I held the bottle up to my ear and heard this.....
Talking about sperm oil with a guy named BigFatCock. What could go wrong?
Unplanned pregnancies of legal aged female family members?
Oil is oil as long as its applied.
I dont expect angels will sing and bullseyes will appear.....totally a geek product.
Now if you are lubing it with Olive Oyl.......
Fucking riot - cant believe that image is actually available when you Google Olive Oyl image....fucking perfect!
Wow!
It was $122 with 30 seconds left and I bid $150.
It sold for $330
It was $122 with 30 seconds left and I bid $150.
It sold for $330
Magnus Mabee Reynard Sperm oil 1 Pint | eBay
<p>Bottle looks to be completely full or 99% full.</p><br><br><p>Magnus Mabee Reynard Sperm oil 1 Pint. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.</p>
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