I don't know which will be worse, thousands of tourists clogging the roads and leaving their trash everywhere, or listening to the DST worshipers whine about losing 4 minutes of daylight.
You are only prohibited from purchasing from an FFL by Federal law. You can purchase as an 18yo from a private individual as long as you are an Indiana resident and not a prohibited person. There is no required paperwork, however some sellers may want to see a DL and or a LTCH.
Cleaning rod with a handle. The handle likely has other functions as evidenced by the hex shaped hole. My guess is it is a field tool for a specific firearm. What that firearm is, I haven't a clue.
Just when you thought it couldn't get more bizarre.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/07/richard-allens-defense-says-prosecution-destroyed-exculpatory-evidence-delphi-murders-odinism/72510196007/
I've worked two places that used that brand of vacuum. One was a nuclear research facility, they used it to vacuum up stuff that was potentially radioactive, and the second was in the clean rooms of a bio pharmaceutical manufacture. You'd probably get a lot of suck for your money with one.
If you one that will last, you could pickup one of these https://www.grainger.com/product/22N466?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwvKtBhDrARIsAJj-kTghZQBGbMYHUI8e-viL1bPrL7G65C9eV5WAnE941AMgLu1Z8RlxBlEaArLlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds