I have an original wiping rod, with extension I built for it. The wiping rod has bras ends on both ends. One end is a brass sleeve the wood shows flush at the end. The other end is another brass sleeve, but threaded to accept the extension or a jag, brush, etc.
I built my extension with a male threaded end and other end female threaded to fit. I used a .32 Long CF case to make the ends for my extension. threaded both to match the rod, then made a threaded brass rod for one end and Loctited it into the one end. I turned the rims off the cases, and faced off the headstamp also.

830singleshot wrote yesterday at 3:07pm:


Not sure about drawings, but I can write up all the dimensions for the wiping rod, brass ends, thread sizes, and the extension for a 30" barreled Pacific. Only changes would be for rifles with longer or shorter barrels that would change the wiping rod lengths. 
Then have to have a moderator make it a sticky in Gunsmithing section.

Thanks Val, that would be great.  I've never seen anything but a wood rod slid down the thimbles in place of the original rod,  but mostly, just nothing.

westerner wrote Today at 9:03am:


John's post is correct, except for the omission of the cleaning rod extension. I also never knew about the extension until I acquired an early advertisement for their Pacific Ballard that showed the whole gun in a drawing and short extension shown loose below the barrel in the ad. That finally cleared up my question of how the short wiping rod could ever completely wipe the barrel.
This is mine for my Pacific with the extension I made. And 2nd pic is a complete rod and extension I made up for a friend's Pacific.
I don't use the cross pin myself as I epoxy the brass ends to the hickory wooden rods. So not 100% accurate to the originals. 

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