C-tips can come off fairly easily. Quite a few legit slings have been observed with a single D-tip relacement. It wasn't just the carbines that received repairs and upgrades. So did the bayonets and slings. In stock web gear could easily have been pulled out of stock and received the mildew resistant treatment. And I agree on the S.M. Co. identification.
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