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May be in here somewhere. I am weak in several areas, but carbine slings are one of my best weaknesses.
I have a nice GI sling that is not marked, but the hardware is. The snap has a mark as follows, "United Carr Boston Mass". The D-clip is stamped "IRT" and 9-62 in the press-mark indention.
I take this to be a Vietnam era sling manufactured by Carr Fasteners?
Elementary for a sling-spert I am sure, but not for me.
Flyd,
As you may know by now,
United Carr only made fasteners not any Web gear.
Your sling would be post WWII. The IRT stamp may be a partial miss for MRT which is the Mildew Treatment, 9-62 date of treatment.
Post WWII D tips were made from steel or brass. One contract in the 50's for brass tips. Most brass d tips were made in the early 60's per Bill Ricca.
Edit to add from Bill Ricca:
"After WWII I have been able to find only one maker, but there were at least 4 different contracts from 1951-1964. I suspect there was more than one maker, but I cannot confirm any."
Just me thinking after reading MR. Ricca's information,
I'd imagine if a D tip were steel it was made shortly after WWII.
Brass tips from the one contract during the 50's or the early 60's contracts.
I've seen Vietnam era pictures with D tip slings in use.
I also recall pictures of D tips during the 67 Detroit riots.
HTH,
Web sling, D tip.
National Guardsman during 1967 Detroit Riots.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...3preview-1.jpg
Yep. I have the info. Like many, many others of us, I hang around on other forums too.
Thanks Charlie!
Just to add a vey little bit to what Painter said, the MRT means specifically "MILDEW RESISTANT TREATMENT"; thus MRT. Treatment was instituted post WWII due to the rotting of web materials in the jungles during the war.