PaulS Posted November 8, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 8, 2017 I have a M1 sling made S.M. Co in 1945. The keeper has a reinforcement ridge that I thought was on post WWII M1 slings. Did the use of the keeper with ridge start in 1945? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted November 8, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 8, 2017 According to "The M1 Garand 1936 to 1957" by Poyer and Riesch (6th Ed) the ridge was added in 1945 and didn't change again on US slings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulS Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted November 9, 2017 According to "The M1 Garand 1936 to 1957" by Poyer and Riesch (6th Ed) the ridge was added in 1945 and didn't change again on US slings. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted November 9, 2017 Share #4 Posted November 9, 2017 It's good. There are pix out there of this style sling being used during the war. Nice one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnhem44mad Posted November 16, 2017 Share #5 Posted November 16, 2017 I've did a lot if research into m1 Rifles. I 100% believe that the ridge is a post war model and that the clip with the long piece in the middle is post war too. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted November 17, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 17, 2017 I've did a lot if research into m1 Rifles. I 100% believe that the ridge is a post war model and that the clip with the long piece in the middle is post war too. Scott Sorry Scott, but you would be mistaken in that opinion. There are photographs from the battle of the bulge that prove otherwise. This issue has been covered at great length here and at the CMP forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yp221 Posted November 28, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 28, 2017 I think the flat keeper was more common, but the keeper with the ridge was manufactured, and used overseas, during the war. The GI on the right has ridged keeper on his M1 sling in Europe early 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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