Nylon brush in a Western?

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You tell me. Is that a Nylon brush in that hand? The movie this comes from was set in 1865. I know... I know. Endless loops of gaffs and goofs. No. Not looking for trouble.

Those are Clint's hands. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I thought the production was better than to succumb to a prop error like that. Or... was there a brush like that back then? Can anyone restore my faith in Sergio Leone or did he just toss Mr. Eastwood that cleaning brush out of his personal gun cleaning kit because it just looked better in the scene?

Best Answer

It looks a bit like this picture: enter image description here

The material is steel wire (Original description in (German) is Gedreht, Stahldraht, mit Öse.).

So, it doesn't need to be Nylon.

I found also a picture from a German museum: enter image description here

The brush is from 19. century. The material for the brush is bristle, but if you change the color it may be the same as in the film. (The brush of the picture is larger, it is a brush for a cannon)