Cleaning rod

The cleaning rod or extraction rod (Wischstock) is the required accessory for the German flare gun.

Indeed, due to the way cartridges are made, in some cases the shell expanded in the barrel or even breaks.

So, cleaning rod had two roles: Cleaning the barrel itself (powder residue and oiling against oxidation for steel barrel) and extracting, when needed jammed shell.

The way cleaning rods are manufactured are quite identical.

On top of it, a handle is welded on the rod. Down of it, a aluminum cylinder is fixed using a key.

On the handle, a strap of leather fixes a clasp.

Markings are observed on the handle and, sometimes, on the aluminum cylinder.

Examples of cleaning rods:

Ensemble


Some of the different manufacturer codes found on cleaning rods:

HEIMSCHUTZ (Berlin) 1936
J 42
GL 38, 40, 43

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Way the cleaning rod is fixed to the holster:


Closed strap so the handle is fixed to the holster:


Detail on the leather piece for storing the head (aluminium cylinder) on the down part of the holster:

     


Detail of the strap for fixing the cleaning rod handle to the holster:

 

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