WWII factory pack of 10 SM Co carbine slings??

[Arcieri]

Asked this on CMP Forum also.

Trying to find out if this bunch of carbine slings was packed in 1944 or repacked sometime after the war.

I have spent a couple hours now on the internet searching with Google, CMP, Jouster, Milsurp, etc. and can not find answers to my questions.

The pack was opened when I got it so I can't verify that the slings I got were original to the package.

Just wondering if someone familier with Drawing numbers, Contracts, etc can tell if this was actually a WWII package.

Thanks,
Ray

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[ScottR]

Bill Ricca will know.

Scott

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

They look good to me.

There is a guy in France who bought up some stash of military items. He has the same package markings and sells them for $135 each. So times 10 that is a pretty valuable pack.

M1 CARBINE ORIGINAL SLING EARLY MOD,WWII,US - eBay (item 290368096629 end time Dec-03-10 10:10:42 PST)

[Bill Ricca]

I posted a reply on the CMP forum.

Schlegel Mfg Co. - CMP Forums

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Ray,

What is it you are trying to accomplish exactly? You posted on the CMP forum that you actually bought two of your pictured slings from the seller in France and one of your pictured slings from a gun show. I don't really understand the point of this now. You know they are authentic slings but they were not together as a set originally.

Are you just trying to find if the markings on the package are correct WWII vintage so that you will have a put together set as if they were still original to a vintage package from WWII?

[Arcieri]

"Are you just trying to find if the markings on the package are correct WWII vintage so that you will have a put together set as if they were still original to a vintage package from WWII? "


Actually, I was simply trying to find out if the package itself was WWII vintage, and that question was answered for me. I only posted where I got some of them in response to a direct question from another member on CMP.

The bag will be in my accumulation of M1 carbine "stuff". The slings will all go on some of the carbines I have collected over the years.

Ray

[Bill Ricca]

The contract was Ordnance Number 180, which was 9/43 to 9/44.