2 Web M1 Garand Slings Dated 1942 & 1944?

[Panzerfaust]

I picked up these 2 Web M1 Garand Slings Dated 1942 & 1944, so I think they are.  Is the 1944 dated one complete?  Is the 1942 dated sling for a M1 Garand?  Many thanks for your help.

 

 

[doyler]

Both look complete. .

 

The 1942 dated sling is called the Model 1923 

 

 

[Panzerfaust]

Hello Doyler,

 

Thank you!  I guess the 1944 is a model was manufactured without as much webbing and newer type of hardware.

[Rhscott]

All US slings were interchangeable with all issued US rifles (exception is the short versions of the Kerr sling for the M1 Thompson). The 1923 sling was just a fabric version of the M1907 leather sling but seemed to confound Soldiers on how to use it or put it on a weapon and overall was too costly and complicated resulting in the adoption of the simple and cheap M1. Simple and cheap was the guide to a lot of US production in 1942-45.