It’s a cleaning rod - NcSTAR AK Cleaning Rod

Cheapest one I’ve found so far. And honestly who really cares about its functionality, just so long as it’s there on the rifle is all I paid for. If you do actually find yourself actively shopping and comparing from rod to rod and shop to shop, then you probably are the biggest boot in the world and know that I have shower shoes that have been in more gunfights than you. If I’m being somewhat serious tho, it does have a good amount of tension to it so it holds rather nicely once routed through the guides....some can tend to rattle or jiggle slightly even when mated with rifle since conception at the wherever your weapon originated. Moderate dual capabilities of rod for rifle and backscratcher for operator. Equally impressive at roasting marshmallows over a campfire.