+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 16

Thread: Help- long Bren sling with 1941 date?

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Legacy Member Richard W.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Last On
    03-19-2021 @ 02:07 PM
    Posts
    5
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM

    Help- long Bren sling with 1941 date?

    I’ve just received a NOS single-hook Bren sling and I’m puzzled by the markings.

    It’s 54” long, without the hook, from the tip of one metal end to the other. The markings are “B.H.&G. LD. 1941 [broad arrow]”.

    I’ve read the thread with the list of equipment changes, and it says that one-piece slings weren’t produced until 1944.

    Am I misunderstanding that list, misreading the stamp, or could it in fact be just an extra long rifle sling instead of Bren?



    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #2
    Legacy Member Richard W.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Last On
    03-19-2021 @ 02:07 PM
    Posts
    5
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM
    Thread Starter
    Or, could it be a reproduction? Was sold to me as genuine.

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #3
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Today @ 12:35 AM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,813
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-18-2024
    Local Time
    11:15 PM
    Both come to mind, being "Perfect" I wonder about repro. Also looking at the last number, the one is it really a one or a four? I always thought they look one way at one angle and another at a different angle. Lying down at distance it looks like the last two numbers are the same. I just wonder if it's a four?

    What was the source?
    Regards, Jim

  6. Thank You to browningautorifle For This Useful Post:


  7. #4
    Contributing Member Flying10uk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:42 PM
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    5,072
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    06:15 AM
    I'm seeing 1944 on my computer but part of the second "4" is very feint.

    The crow's foot arrow doesn't look quite right for a genuine sling.
    Last edited by Flying10uk; 05-22-2020 at 12:56 AM.

  8. The Following 2 Members Say Thank You to Flying10uk For This Useful Post:


  9. #5
    Legacy Member Richard W.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Last On
    03-19-2021 @ 02:07 PM
    Posts
    5
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM
    Thread Starter
    I bought it from Sarco Inc. , a reliable parts dealer in Pennsylvania.

    I have tried hard to see that digit as a “4”, because it should be 1944, but it looks so much like the first “1” to me. It’s gotten dark here now, but I’m going to pull it out in the natural light again tomorrow.

  10. #6
    Legacy Member tr63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Last On
    02-05-2022 @ 08:25 AM
    Location
    maine U.S.A.
    Posts
    404
    Real Name
    john senesy
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM
    It's one of SARCO's reproduction BREN slings ,they have been sell them for years .

  11. The Following 4 Members Say Thank You to tr63 For This Useful Post:


  12. #7
    Legacy Member Richard W.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Last On
    03-19-2021 @ 02:07 PM
    Posts
    5
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM
    Thread Starter
    I see. Then I suppose the date doesn’t matter.

    I’m a little disappointed that they didn’t list it as newly made, though.

    Thank you for your replies, gentlemen.

  13. Thank You to Richard W. For This Useful Post:


  14. #8
    Legacy Member tr63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Last On
    02-05-2022 @ 08:25 AM
    Location
    maine U.S.A.
    Posts
    404
    Real Name
    john senesy
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM
    Give them a call or email them and ask if they are a reproduction . Unless they list a item as a original in their ad or on their web site you need to ask them if it is or not .

  15. #9
    Contributing Member Flying10uk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:42 PM
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    5,072
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    06:15 AM
    It looks like a pretty good reproduction as repros go. If it was mine I would be inclined to apply one of the "modern permanent Blancos" to it that come in a bottle with a choice of colours. The price of the Bren sling on their website looks reasonable to me.

    If it helps you work out what to do, I recently paid, in the UKicon, £28 for a post WW2 NOS Bren sling with 2 hooks. It was a little dirty from storage but I know it to be genuine.
    Last edited by Flying10uk; 05-22-2020 at 02:20 PM.

  16. #10
    Legacy Member Richard W.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Last On
    03-19-2021 @ 02:07 PM
    Posts
    5
    Local Date
    03-19-2024
    Local Time
    02:15 AM
    Thread Starter
    In hindsight, I probably should have guessed because it’s so immaculate, but the thickness and weave of the webbing seems just the same as a definitely original Bren sling I used to own. Looking at that brass now, though, I can see it certainly doesn’t look 80 years old, or the hook. Dumb.

    It was fairly cheap, too, which seems a dead giveaway now.

    I still expect reproductions to be labelled as such. Perhaps it was an oversight on their part. I’ve been buying parts from them for many years and always got what I expected to get.

    This will be going on a dummy gun, anyway, and it is nicely made so I’m not unhappy.

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Late Date Bren Barrel Holdalls
    By Flying10uk in forum The Bren LMG (Light Machine Gun)
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 04-17-2019, 06:49 PM
  2. UK out of service date for the .303 Bren?
    By mrclark303 in forum The Bren LMG (Light Machine Gun)
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 09-27-2016, 11:58 AM
  3. Here Is A Date You Don't See on a Long Branch Cno7
    By stencollector in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-11-2016, 11:34 AM
  4. 1941 Enfield Mk1 Bren?
    By Badger in forum The Bren LMG (Light Machine Gun)
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 06-10-2011, 11:02 AM
  5. Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-01-2009, 10:51 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks