I am in the process of reconstituting a LAC Kerr target rifle.� I would like to have a proper ramrod for it.� My reference for knowing what a Kerr ramrod looks like is Fig. 7a of Dewitt Bailey's article on� "British Small-Bore Rifles."

From that figure I can get a pretty good idea of what the ramrod tip should look like, but I can't be sure whether the main body of the rod is metal or wood.� I expect that it is metal.� �I also cannot be sure if the tip is brass or steel.

I would appreciate it if someone could tell me whether the body of the Kerr ramrod was wood or metal.� �If wood, it would be great to know from what type of tree.� If metal, is it steel or brass?� I'd think the body would be steel, but I can't tell from the picture.

Then, is the tip steel or brass?


Pat