i bought a broomhandle. commercial model, mfg 1914 to 1918. cleaning rod is wood handle , brass looking rod, cosmoline. end of rod is male thread, so brush would need to be female thread. all appears correct but i would like to see an authentic bonifide picture of a correct rod to see if this one is correct.the wood part of my rod is turned and has severaL step down areas ,as size to ferrrule diminishes. these step downs are grooved . all the cleaning tools i see on line are smooth like a cheap screwdriver handle. this one is quite well done if it is a fake? where do i go online to see pix of correct rods thanks pitts
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I'm not sure where on the web that you could go and see originals...that you can be sure of. Of course these pistols were made for 40 years by the germans and even decades longer by other contries and during this span there were dozens of variations within commercial, contract and military runs so I would expect as lot of slight variations of period rods.Originally posted by pitts duncan View Post
The WWI era German military used rods that I am familiar with have the "cheap screwdriver handle" and are made of steel not brass. Fakes abound but I have a couple that I believe are originals...but I don't know how to express any advice to someone as to what to look for that will always distinguish the good ones from the bad ones. -
Here is a photo of two real C96 cleaning rods. Note that, Like Luger rods, these did not utilize a brush. The tips were wrapped with a coarse flax thread which swabbed out the bore.Comment
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