Web Sling Service Rifle M1 Garand M-1USGI Cotton Web Heavy MILSPEC MRT Marked OD

Description

This auction for a brand new, unissued US Military Specification, 1 1/4 inch wide,cotton web sling  for the US Service rifle and Carbine (
NOTE: Not the M-1 Carbine--- the current issue one which I am not allowed to say what  is fits)
version and will fit many other rifles with inch and a quarter (1 1/4+) inch loops
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Current US Military Contract
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It is made in America by a US Government contractor to the original WWII/Korean War MILSPEC (Military Specifications) It is not a "lookalike-"type" this is the real McCoy.I would like to point out these slings are constructed from a piece of heavy web strap, not the thin look-alike ones being sold at half what these cost me by other sellers. The best test of this is how firmly the hardware locking tabs close on these new ones.
With the cotton web, you
do not have a slipping problem
as those made of Nylon. Color is OD or Olive Drab.
As shown in photos
I really find it hard to believe any person that values their rifle would put a cheap (2 to 4 dollar) nylon carry sling on their rifle, opening the door for the strap to slip and allow the rifle to fall on the ground or any other hard surface, with a high percentage of the time damaging the rifle. During the Vietnam War, a nylon sling was designed and issued for the two models of the service rifle to prevent them from rotting in the jungle environment. Seriously are you in a Jungle now?
Any questions, please ask before bidding. Thanks for looking. Second photo shows the Hardware on OD sling, the hardware will be as shown Parkerized to MILSPEC. Approved for Appleseed and Sanctioned Military type matches and marksmanship training and of course for Military and commercial use on firearms equipped with
1 1/4
inch sling swivels.
See photos of SGM Jim Popp with a hasty
sling mounted on his K-31 rifle in a match.
FOR THE RECORD: This design sling is made to be set up on a US Service rifle for the purpose of carrying the rifle on the right of left shoulder with the strap extended to the open position. The second use is in marksmanship or shooting, when the sling is used as a support to aid in steadying the rifle to the shoulder, by removing the sling from the lower sling swivel, rotating the sling one half turn out or in, feeding the metal tab back through the compression buckle, forming a loop and placing the formed loop around the bicep of the left left bicep area, (see photos) also shortening the length by adjusting the figure 8 buckle. to "cam" or set the butt of the rifle into the right shoulder.  (Or reversed if you are left handed)The third function is to tighten the sling fully to set the rifle in a rifle rack..
This sling is not designed to loosen to it's fullest extension and carry the rifle in a " horizontal position- fire from the hip with the sling looped over the shoulder position
. It is much to short for this application. Total length is approximately 46.5 inches (118cm) and its maximum length for shoulder carry is 40.5 inches (103cm) The J hook ( sling swivel) is always set in the upper sling loop with the open end facing the wood or synthetic stock and the locking buckle is normally placed in the lower sling swivel area. The Compression Buckle is always mounted with the flat metal facing away from the wood and in storage position, it is recommended that the compression buckle be set in such a position that it does not contact the wood when in the gun rack or in storage. For the last 50+ years, I have always opened the bolt and locked the safety on, set my sling so the compression tab humps are just forward of the trigger/safety and locked the compression tab down in this position. That is the way the U.S.Army taught me to do it.
Yes it will fit any rifle with 1 1/4 inch sling swivels and is correct for WWII M-1 "Garand" rifles, Korean War rifles shotguns and WWII M1903 rifles and other US Infantry firearms up to and including Gulf War Era.
NC Sales tax will be collected for NC residents at a rate of 7 1/2 %. .