From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Wed Mar 17 2004 - 19:34:12 PST
Reminds me of something I put up years ago...it's a bottle, not a
can...Moby Dick Sperm Whale Oil. It used to be sold for muzzle loading
rifles...way back when. Yours could be grease, ambi-dexterously applied
<g> Fred Martin
Horrocks, Aaron wrote:
> Mystery Grease...
>
> So I picked this up at the local surplus store. Both myself and the surplus shop owner would like to know anything we can find out about this can of grease:
>
> G.A.A.
> GREASE
> AUTOMOTIVE AND ARTILLERY
> MIL-G-10924
> 14-G-623
> STA-VIS OIL CO.
> ASP 5398 QUAL. NO. M-7356
> 1 LB. NET
>
> lid: May 52 2028
> the "0"in 2028 is not very visable. It could be a 6 or 8.
>
> Any help in what G.A.A. or the various numbers mean would be greatly appreciated!
>
>>From my guess, this grease is for general vehicle and artillery lube?
> Would this be slopped in a grease gun to go around and top off all the zercs?
> Would you use this to pack bearings? Is the grease "water-proof"?
> Where, if at all, whould I use this on my M38A1? nothing could be more authentic then
> using THIS correctly dated grease on my HMV! Is the 2028 the date this stuff
> expires? looks like it's got a few more years to go!
>
> Or perhaps should I put this can on a shelf and save it? I doubt that there's many around!
>
> A couple pictures here:
> http://www.aaronhorrocks.com/jeep/grease/
>
>
> Aaron Horrocks
> 1952 M38A1... Thinking about the 'C' conversion
>
> P.S. Sorry about not getting to the GI footlocker yet, I am VERY busy!
>
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