Made another lift rod for my 1872 with the Haban blade. Used 3/4" rod, squished the ends a little and drilled it. Pretty cheap and easy. I made another one but already trashed it. To be fair, I knew it had a weak spot and I was jumping up and down on the blade at the time. Not the strongest setup I have ever seen.
I probably will come up with something a little heavier later one, but works for now moving that thing around. It is heavy!