Well, as the title says, I FINALLY scored a Retro Colt 601 alloy (aluminum) cleaning rod!! I have been trying to find one for over two years, and the ONLY one that I saw for sale was $300, which I thought was too steep. I managed to buy this one on Gun Broker last week for a "buy it now" price of $50. I'm not going to post a link to the auction, because he has some other retro items that I am watching. Luckily, it came with BOTH the patch tip, AND the correct copper brush. However, it does have one problem - one of the two long sections of rod is missing, and I will probably never be able to find a single rod section (UNLESS someone here knows someone who has one - if you do, then PLEASE let me know). Either way, for the price, I am quite happy with it, and now I have examples of ALL of the SEVEN models of Vietnam cleaning rods - (601 Alloy, M11, M11A1, M11A2, 1st model short, 2nd model short, and steel 601 variety). Now the ONLY accessory that I need to find for my 601 is a Delft scope and Colt/Armalite scope mount. In the meantime I have a Colt Realist scope with inverted post which is also correct for the 601, but the Delft scope one day will be the proverbial "icing on the cake" for my 601 set-up.
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