the 'old' old Joustericon is the source of some of my info , and som,ewhere there was suficient backup for the concensus , i do not have it at hand , i believe that the shorter [mid length] sling for the M1903 may have been available with and without the spare ring ,

brians photo was part of that discussion as well - and although his photo appears to show lots of lengths i believe it shows three , and some examples of shrinkage