booney110 Posted April 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 23, 2021 This sling came on a 1903A3 from an auction. I’ve tried to search and find what type it is, which country it came from etc. it has an interesting hinged adjustment buckle. It kind of looks like a canvas version of the 1907. Any help will be appreciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus5150 Posted April 27, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 27, 2021 It does look like a late 40's-50's era Garand sling, but the hinged buckle says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Garandy Posted April 27, 2021 Share #3 Posted April 27, 2021 Can you post some pics of the stitching holding both buckles to the sling? I'm thinking that extra bucle was added to a GI sling or you have a strap repurposed as a sling. It does happen. I bought a GI trouser belt fitted with the hardware from a GI web sling some years back. I took it back apart and used it as a belt again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booney110 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted April 29, 2021 Sorry for the delay. We’ve been dealing with covid exposure so I’ve been running around crazy. Here are some more pics of the sling. It is well made and seems “military” but I can’t find a match. It very well could be a belt that was made in to a sling. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Garandy Posted April 30, 2021 Share #5 Posted April 30, 2021 One thing I did not thing to ask, how long is that sling? The stitching for the original slider looks normal, the other buckle might have been restitched, hard to tell. I'm wondering if that is a BAR or M14E2 sling since it looks kind of long. A standard GI M1/M14 web sling is about 48" if memory serves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted April 30, 2021 Share #6 Posted April 30, 2021 I agree with Garandy. I think it’s a general purpose cargo/tie down strap that some one rigged up as a sling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booney110 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted April 30, 2021 Thank you for your replies. To be honest I haven’t taken it off the rifle. I’m afraid if I did I wouldn’t be able to reattach it the right way. I’ll probably just put a WW2 web sling on it and put that one away. Maybe be able to figure it out at one of the shows. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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