CUSTOM SECURE HOOK MILSCO 1942 M1907 SLING LEATHER WITH "GI" HOOKS REPLICA PREM

Description: My neighbor, who happened to be having a coffee when I set these up for photography, said: "That's drop dead gorgeous!" And he's not a "gun guy". These will vary slightly in tone/color, but not much. This is typical of originals, too. The contrast is great. The secure hooks make it much more usable as a "shooting aid" for those who use "wraps". ONE SLING PER AUCTION, AS ALWAYS, IN ALL MY AUCTIONS FOR SLINGS!!! YOU CHOOSE OR LET ME CHOOSE--please read below. Rifles, Marines, soldiers, islands, dogs, and military bases show in the photos, as well as rifles and so on, are for illustrative purposes ONLY. They are not included. ONE SLING PER AUCTION. Slow application of neatsfoot or other oil conditioner will darken these, but greatly improve their looks in an authentic direction and prolong their lives. THESE USE THE ORIGINAL G.I. STYLE, CONTINUOUSLY CURVED RETENSION/ADJUSTMENT HOOKS, WHICH ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO USE, BUT INFINITELY MORE STABLE. These are made from triple brass plated steel hooks, which was "substitute standard" in 1942, and rendered in a dye called "cordovan". These are replicas, but they use the older style hooks to be more authentic and more stable, especially for those who use tight sling wraps when shooting. This is custom work, and more than doubles the price. Almost triples it!! We now have lots of variations in the MILSCO ( MILWAUKEE SADDLE COMPANY ) M1907 slings of WW2 date and configuration. This replicates a WWI type, or more precisely, early WORLD WAR TWO brass fitted sling, and reflects overall first-half-of-the-year 1942 World War II production, offering MILSCO. Dated 1942. THE MILSCO CAN BE HAD WITH BRASS OR BLACKENED STEEL METAL FITTINGS. This auction is for brass. Very little brass fitted strapping was produced after '42, albeit it remained substitute standard. Some brass-fitted units did see shipment as late as early '45, but very, very little. If you want blackened steel fittings, it is BEST to use the other auction listing them ONLY. Feel free to check my feedback here, on the CMP site, on GUNBOARDS, or 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. 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. Those are present for rigging and i.d. purposes ONLY. 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. Firearms and accessories and soldiers and trees and dogs shown are NOT for sale. They are present for illustrative purposes only. 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", in two belting components: the longer by regulation ran 46-48.5". 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:

Price: 46.95 USD

Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin

End Time: 2024-11-09T11:00:17.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.55 USD