Gew 98 Cleaning Rod - Question

[PatickD]

Hi guys,

On a Gew 98 I picked up a little bit ago, it had this cleaning rod. It is unmarked, except for “74”. Is it imperial German? The rod has German manufacturing characteristics.

Anyways, I picked up an armors spare from a member. So, I don’t need this one anymore. Just don’t know who made this one.

Thanks for any thoughts,
-D

 

[feldmütze]

There's no way to determine who made it. It's a correct Gew98 rod, #'d to a gewehr, but so heavily cleaned/buffed that the inspection mark on the shaft is now gone....

 

[PatickD]

Thanks Mike! Good info.