This is a spare I have. It looks like the top one in Bill Ricca's group. Hard to read, but appears to be S.M. Co. 1944.
Comments??? Current value???
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...CClipSling.jpg
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This is a spare I have. It looks like the top one in Bill Ricca's group. Hard to read, but appears to be S.M. Co. 1944.
Comments??? Current value???
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...CClipSling.jpg
Davfink,
I'm very curious of what you meant when you said -- "i just picked up about 3 of those slings in your first pic"
What do you mean when you say you just picked up 'about' three of those slings in the picture you refer to?
You referred to it as #3, but it's the sling on the right in this photo.
Both of these slings are authentic. I posted two different examples of the metal and web color used. I'm not sure if there is a definitive time-line, but from what I've read, the slings had brass hardware at first. As copper became scarce because of ammo needs some manufacturers changed to steel hardware. Later when copper became more abundant some went back to copper hardware. (This is what I've read)
I'm certain Bill Ricca knows if this is true. He knows more about this than anyone I know of and he can back up anything he says.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...024x7681-1.jpg
I'm not trying to be difficult at all and I'm sincere OK?. I really would like to see the slings you refer as being the 'same sling' - If you can take focused close up photos of the same area I posted with hardware and sling material in focus we can tell what you have.
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Originally Posted by davfink
Hi Jim,
I can't tell you anything from the photo in your post. The photo came through marginally larger than 'thumbnail' size for me and there are no details at all to work from.
From your description it sounds authentic. Most 'real' maker mark ink stamps look smudged. Will you email a full size image to me?
My home email address is nalrahtrohs (AT) aol.com if you don't still have it.
~ Harlan
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Originally Posted by JimF4M1s
The sling is Schlegel Manufacturing from Rochester, NY. The sockets and studs can be brass or steel. Large sling manufacturers were in the fabric business and ordered fitting sets by the hundreds of thousands. When you consider mixed piles on the production line, you can find mixed metals in the same production period.
The image is very dark and hard to see if the markings are legit.
Jim,
I just used Photoshop on your 24kb image to 'resize' it so it appears larger.
(No more detail, but you can at least see it well enough now)
It's authentic. Would sure like to have a good close up showing C-tip end and fabric weave for my records.
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I cropped it and lightened it up. As cafdfw said, it is legit. It looks like 1945.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...lipsling-1.jpg
Thanks Bill,
Thought it was original, but also thought it was 1944. Now I have to look at my late guns. I don't think I need it for any of them.
Again thanks,
Jim
Just a quick note. 1945 dated slings are a lot scarcer than 1944.
Bill,
What does that mean dollar value wise, 1944 verse 1945? I could always swap it out for one of the 1944's on one of my late guns.
Jim
i guess i should have been clearer, i recently bought a couple of slings that look exactly like your last posted pic with the 2 you have in, mostly the sling in the right
I guess i was considering your originally posted pics with 4 slings in a row as a single pic of the fakes bookmarking 2 real ones.
to me, i meant "same thing" as same metal color, bends, and cloth color, and possible pattern.
sorry for the delay on pics, but here you go. 1 of the "at the front" fakes included for comp
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