Weimar Police Cleaning Rod

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Klaus,
Thanks for your input.

According to Gortz and Sturgess Vol 3 pg 1522:

"After 1918 numbers of LP08 cleaning rods were shortened to be used for the 100mm barreled P08 in police service."
"New handles usually of beechwood and having seven rings were fitted."
"New rods were also made to this specification but they lack the protective cap. The screw thread is shorter being only 40mm long and the usable thread start at the tip clearly differentiates these newly made from converted."

Their picture examples show spiraling threads.

I assume if artillery rods were cut down the threads would be spiralled (original artillery).

Here is a picture of the threads on my rod.

Jan Still's Weimar Luger and Early Nazi Lugers on page 182 shows two police rods. One appears to spiral; one doesn't?

It seems cleaning rods are a separate world with very little research or understanding.