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Item Code: 490-923
This tool was made of buckskin with horse hair stuffed under the thumb pad. A buckskin string secured the thumb stall to the wrist of the gunner. It was also manufactured in white buff leather. The gunner used the thumb stall to protect against heat when he stopped the vent (placed his thumb over the vent) during the sponging procedure.
Measures 13 ½” long. Shaft is clean with no rust. Thumb pad has light surface dirt present. [sm]
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