C-Tab Slings

[imntxs554]

Since I'm trying to stay and make another go at this even here at this forum and a couple of others that I lurk through I haven't seen so much talk about these C-Tabs Slings most have been found to be fake. I have 5 or 6 left from a long time ago and b4 I list them could I please get some opions about them. The last thing I want to do is put these up for sale and finding out there fake. I will not list questionable items with my name on it and find myself associated with any type of humped parts. Thank You.

I have a Very Nice Winchester package deal at a extremely throw back price and would really like to help me make somebody's day, so if you can please help it would be greatly appreciated.If you require more picture PLEASE let me know... Thank You

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[painter777]

Frank,
What are you up to selling out?

Slings, They look fine to me. Weave looks good and we know both the Finial and Snap were made of blackened Brass. Or Steel when trying to conserve brass.
A while back I researched Fasteners..... a long story. But noticed that on the back of the Snaps there were 2 styles I found used on WWII gear. I see both on your Slings. With a Sling vertical looking at the backside of the snap you'll find some that have a punch hole at 12 o clock and 6 o clock. The 2nd type doesn't have these punch holes at 12 and 6.

In this sticky thread below on slings look at the 1st post by Thorin, his 3rd picture of his 43 dated sling and see the Punch holes. Then scroll down to JimF's pictures of his dated / marked slings and you'll see examples of both: Punch holes and No Punch holes. There was more than 1 supplier of these during WWII.
I have quite a few slings, med kits, pouches etc with examples of both.

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=32228

[72 usmc]

Here are the good reproductions from At the front and some photos to look at yours in person.
see WWII M1 Carbine Sling-Made in USA | ATF

[jimb16]

I'm no expert on slings, but they all look good to me.

[imntxs554]

Frank,
What are you up to selling out?

No Charlie I'm not selling out, matter of fact I'm bring back what my Father
and I use to do. While I was away I was shocked at how much the prices have gone up considerably. When you see mix master's with import stamping on the Carbine and sell for way more than my BM 59 I can't believe what happened. When I was reading how much the 5.56 ammo are out of stock and some company's just not going to sell to Civies anymore I though I start paying a little attention to my Civie 5.56 M4''s changes are coming for this nice Shooter. I have another Gun Show coming up this weekend here close to where I live and I will be seeing my M1 Carbines buddies and I can't wait to see what I can pull off.
On the Slings the very first type were very thin cotton web and the C-Tabs were thicker and were pressed on but these Slings when weathered would start fraying considerably until the 2nd variation Sling were made thicket and the D-Tab weren't pressed on as much as the first variation and you can see were the fit from the first Variation was a lot different from the second thicker Sling.