Description: TONE/COLOR ON THESE USED TO VARY A LITTLE. THE DARKER COLORED ONES HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT, DISCONTINUED. ONLY THE LIGHTER SHADE IS NOW AVAILABLE. I was out of these for a bit due to a color guard veteran's organization purchasing my whole inventory. SEE THE PHOTOS. I HAVE USED OTHER SLINGS, including some with blackened steel fittings, FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES--THIS IS A BRASS-FITTED MILSCO 1942 DATE MODEL OF 1907 SLING. THE BLACK-FITTED VERSION IS IN THIS PHOTO ARRAY FOR ILLUSTRATION AND COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY. Incidental and background photography is here for rigging and context purposes ONLY--only one sling is for sale, and it's illustrated heavily. DITTO any shots of soldiers, etc., etc., only a sling is being auctioned here. ONE SLING PER AUCTION, AS ALWAYS, IN ALL MY AUCTIONS FOR SLINGS!!! YOU CAN DARKEN ONE OF THESE YOURSELF WITH NEATSFOOT OR EVEN OLIVE OIL. I send them in the regular finish. If you desire a fatigued/conditioned specimen, that is another auction, and more expensive. Blotchy, they tend to look much older and more "authentic". This replicates a WWI type, brass, but reflects overall early, 1942 World War II production, offering both MILSCO. Dated 1942. THE MILSCO CAN BE HAD WITH BRASS FITTINGS, there are other variants elsewhere. Again: Black fitted versions are in another auction here on EBAY. Feel free to check my feedback here, on the CMP site, on Gunbroker. I've been at this for a long time. This general style was dominant in actual combat units up to the very end of the war, despite the web strap having been introduced in '42. And the brass hooks were still being issued well into the later Korean war, with decreasing frequency, even later. Stitched keepers, NOT riveted. Correct copper rivets on the hooks. ONE SLING PER AUCTION. NO, the rifles are not "included", nor are the various backgrounds. Full regulation length, 46-51" on the long strap, appx. 24-26" on the short "D ring" strap. Included are some WW2 shots showing this general type in use and issue right up to the end of the war. With applications of oil and/or conditioner, these acquire a darker, deeper tone. Such treatment is recommended for those to actually be used. GENERAL INFO, MODEL OF 1907 AND ITS USE: The U.S. Sling, Rifle Model of 1907, featured two sturdy hooks ( called "frogs" in some parts of the world ), was comprised 10 or 12 ounce leather strapping, 1 1/4" across, in two belting components: the longer by regulation ran 46-48.5", sometimes as long as 51". The shorter, bearing the "D" ring, was typically 24" to 26.5". Length was adjustable, and they were rigged standard with the hook "flats" facing away from the butt stock. However, originally, there were various other uses and applications for the slings, and they were often rigged "upside-down" by users who wanted the sharp hook ends AWAY from their arms while shooting. These were used on the last of the U.S. Krag rifles at the end of their duty, all '03 bolt action variants, the M1917 "Enfield" U.S. Rifle, the M1 Garand, even shotguns, and pretty much any rifle on military duty which could/would accept a 1 1/4" sling. Rumors to the contrary, if properly conditioned, they held up better to most climate and moisture conditions than the later web. They were slowly replaced by web slings primarily because the web units were much cheaper. Until well into 1942, metal fittings were brass, originally "blackened" ( that finish wore off almost immediately), after 1942 almost entirely blackened steel. The blacking could be phosphate, blue, or various paints or lacquers. It was adjustable for use as a shooting brace/stabilizer with a "sling wrap", and because it was so sturdy to use in that incarnation, many additional nations utilized them. Slings were issue at the unit level, and during World War II, generally, slings were OLDER than the rifles upon which they were first mounted. Part of the reason for this was the huge post-World War I surplus in military inventories, and indeed, many 1917 and 1918 dated slings remained in military inventories LONG AFTER WORLD WAR II!!! These are all "to regulation", with the correct riveting and stitching in the appropriate places, using the newer, easier to adjust hooks. Original hooks seem to have been almost all of the "continuously curved" style, not popular in civilian use because of difficulty of adjust them until holes are somewhat fatigued. The holes were generally elliptical, and numbers varied. The version--NOT PART OF THIS AUCTION!!--for the Browning Automatic Rifle used a third hook, and was called the "Model of 1907, Modified", albeit in service usually called simply the "B.A.R. sling" or the "1918", neither of which is CORRECT, but which are more descriptive for ordinary folks. Some versions of the B.A.R. sling were longer in gross length, and the extant theory is that these were intended for the original "walking fire" concept, albeit no hard documentation exists to absolutely verify that. On Jan-23-21 at 00:02:40 PST, seller added the following information: On Jan-23-21 at 00:13:42 PST, seller added the following information: note: As of 1-22-2021, I am temporarily out of MILSCO 1942 undyed with blackened steel fittings/hooks. The dyed with black hooks MILSCO 1942, Singer 1942 (heavier leather, by the way!!), and brass fitted MILSCO 1942 are in stock in fine numbers, as are any other permutations shown/described in this auction. This situation will end soon, and this snippet of information then expunged.
Price: 21.05 USD
Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin
End Time: 2024-11-09T11:01:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.15 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Sling, Model of 1907 leather
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
Region of Origin: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Modified Item: No
California Prop 65 Warning: Brass ( MILSCO ) or blackened steel (MILSCO AND SINGER) fittings. See CA warning data on their site. Do not smoke, eat, or inject.
