[lugerholsterrepair]

Gentlemen, The cleaning rod was multi functional. Cleaning rod was something of a misnomer. It was used to push an oiled patch, clear the bore of debris and push out stuck cartridges or spent brass. The German rod provided could not really provide very thourough cleaning use but was still usefull in many ways. These were meant for field use. Found on 1934 holsters, Police, Imperial Navy and Artillery as well as some others I fail to mention. A thourough cleaning would involve at least some solvent, small toothbrush and like Ed says a copper brush pulled through the bore and barrel. A cloth patch would also be handy. These items were probably not readily available to the average German Soldier in the field. Perhaps there was a field armorer who provided these. Jerry Burney