german wwii 98k rifle 12.5 inch cleaning rod- karabiner 98 kar98k, k98, k98k ima new made item: 12.5" mauser 98k, k98, steel cleaning rod. each gewehr karabiner 98 kurz (k98k) rifle was furnished with a short length of cleaning rod, fitted through the bayonet stud. the rods from 3 rifles will make one full-length cleaning rod. one rod only in 12.5 inch size. 10 inch rod is shown for comparison purposes only. we also offer the shorter 10 inch rod separately.