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Today I found what looks like a original Kerr sling of pre WWII vintage. Is this sling correct for the US M1917 Enfield or M1 Thompson?

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If the long piece is about 40" long, it's for a Thompson. If it's much longer, about 54" long, it's for an M1917.

 

I'd like to see more photos of the rivets on both sides. It looks original, but there are quite a few fakes out there, and most of the fakes have been made to look aged, like this one. I see that one of the rivets is split slightly in two places. While not a 100% indicator, split rivets attract suspicion of a possible reproduction.

 

Here is a reference you may want to review. (About halfway down the page)

 

http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10090

 

David Albert

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If the long piece is about 40" long, it's for a Thompson. If it's much longer, about 54" long, it's for an M1917.

 

I'd like to see more photos of the rivets on both sides. It looks original, but there are quite a few fakes out there, and most of the fakes have been made to look aged, like this one. I see that one of the rivets is split slightly in two places. While not a 100% indicator, split rivets attract suspicion of a possible reproduction.

 

Here is a reference you may want to review. (About halfway down the page)

 

http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10090

 

David Albert

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I saw that website and it was very helpful in helping me decide whether to buy or not to buy this sling. I was looking at the rivets amogst other things when I was considering whether to buy or not. The rivets fully cover all rivet holes and was found in a tray of of mostly non military items at a gun show. The age, rivets and weave of the material is consistent with pics of original slings. At $12 I thought I would take the gamble. The guy did not seem to know what it was or really care.

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One thing that really stands out on fake slings (or webbing in general) is the weave and quality of the canvas/webbing

 

I have yet to see a fake piece that can duplicate the WW2 material in weave or quality.

 

Fake/repro webbing has a different weave,feel and typically a fuzz to the material

 

Even your sling being soild you can see the differance in the weave compared to fakes.

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