Reproduction Scope Tins?

[saddler]

The spec required that it be stitched with white waxed linen thread of a certain thickness and strength per metre and blah blah blah......... you should see the pages of pure guff. And then, if you requested a relaxation in the standard or spec, there were more pages of it! Nobody ever told the procurement staff that the snipers just cut them short or took them off and used webbing instead ............ then used the straps as belts!

....I'd LOVE to see the pages of pure guff

I put in a Freedom of Information request to the MoD about scope caps, scope tin straps, etc.

Got sweet fanny adams back apart from " nothing on file"
TW*TS

---------- Post added at 07:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:02 PM ----------

Here are some pictures of an original tin strap.

Interesting pics
Was surprised to see "single-hand back stitch" used on the reverse of where the buckle is sewn on

The WW2 slings I have seen were all saddle stitched

The one in your pic is also lacking edge-creasing, and the "running loop" is not blocked but still slightly rounded.
Typical 70's gear

---------- Post added at 07:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:06 PM ----------

Well, I might have another alternative as my better half also brought me back a very nice (and sharp) "skivving" (sp?) tool. This things is kinda like a razor and I think with practice I could shave enough thickness off this 72 inch belt to make it work. Funny you should say that a 72 inch leather strap is hard to get rayg, Tandy has tons of stuff in their store like that. I guess it must of course been likely an Alberta cow to get a piece of leather that long? LOL

The ONLY way to do it is to get access to a leather skiver (a bench mounted version)
Looks like a scaled down mangle, but has a big wide sharp blade in it...and a couple of metal rollers.
Insert a test strip - adjust the height of the cut - and as long as you're not losing too much leather you can do the hole strap length in one pass