I've got a blue/grey Sten sling here somewhere ....
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I've got a blue/grey Sten sling here somewhere ....
The rubberised one was maybe just dropped in the baked beans. The basic colour of webbing is a bit immaterial as it´d have to be blancoed anyway.
If you will all forgive me for wandering a wee bit off topic: who invented that blasted blanco stuff? Colonel Blimp?
Patrick
Could it have been the same company that made Brasso and Kiwi?Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick
FWIW- Back when I was collecting #5MK1s.
I used to use web slings, original Brit. stuff, but I never did find out for what rifle they were made for.
The slings were sage green web, slimmer than the standard Enfield slings, and have brass ends.
They were perfect for the #5MK1.
Slimmer, smaller, and looked good on a #5MK1.
I'm sure someone knowledgable can chime in and tell us what rifles these smaller, thinner, slings were made for originally.
The slings were basically like the web Enfield sling, but without the large rib on the edges. I have seen them only in sage green.
I can post a picture of one of the slings, if needed.
There was only one source of these slings. It was an outfit in Oklahoma that used to have a table at our gun shows in L.V.
They had a lot of old Military items.
This was quite a few years back and I may still have a link to their web site.
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Originally Posted by #5MK1
Like this one? I just won this on eBay.
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NO.
Your sling is the regular Enfield slings and have the ridge on the edges.
The slings I am refering to are the same type web with brass ends, but aren't as thick and they don't have the thick ridges on the sides.
I knew you were gonna say that.....Quote:
Originally Posted by #5MK1
Look like any of these ? some of the L1A1 slings have very thin edges.
British L1A1 Sling
No,the slings I am refering to do not look like anything anyone has posted.
Interesting.
I'll take some pictures this week end and post them.