Original WWI Era US Army/USMC M1907 Leather Sling for the M1903 Springfield, M1918 BAR or M1917 Enfiled – NICE Condition. Ther are no visible markings on the sling. This sling has the correct WWI Blackened Brass hooks. The sling is used, see photo’s for condition. The sling has both leather keepers. The leather is soft and supple. There is some minor wrinkling on the surface of the leather. The leather has darken with age, but still retains most of that rich russet brown color. The stitching is all tight and intact. This is an Original Functional WWI era Sling and would look great on a WWI era rifle. NOTE: this is a collectible item, suitable for a correct historic display. It is NOT recommened for actual use. This is the sling that was commonly used on the M1917 Enfield, the M1 Garand, the M1903 Springfield, the M1903A3 Springfield and the M1941 Johnson Rifles. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. The item “WWI Era US ARMY AEF M1907 Leather Sling M1903 Springfield Rifle No marking #2″ is in sale since Saturday, May 14, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Personal, Field Gear”. The seller is “koolstuff1958″ and is located in Henderson, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Original WWII Era US Army/USMC M1907 Leather Sling for the M1903 Springfield, M1918 BAR or M1917 Enfiled – Marked: MILSCO 1944 – Excellent Condition. Both sections of the sling are marked MILSCO 1944. This sling has the correct WWII Steel hooks. The sling is used, it is in Excellent Condition. I doubt that this sling has every seen any actual usage. The sling has both leather keeper. The leather is soft and supple. No cracks or wrinkling of the leather The leather still has the rich russet brown color. The stitching is all tight and intact. This is an Original Functional WWII era Sling and would look great on a WWII era rifle. You will have a hard time finding one in better condition. NOTE: this is a collectible item, suitable for a correct historic display. It is NOT recommened for actual use. This is the sling that was commonly used on the M1917 Enfield, the M1 Garand, the M1903 Springfield, the M1903A3 Springfield and the M1941 Johnson Rifles. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. The item “WWII US ARMY AEF M1907 Leather Sling M1903 Springfield Rifle MILSCO 1944 Xlnt” is in sale since Saturday, May 14, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment”. The seller is “koolstuff1958″ and is located in Henderson, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Original pre-WWI US Army/USMC M1903 Leather Sling for the M1903 Springfield – Marked: Rock Island Arsenal 1903 – VERY RARE. The sling is marked Rock Island Arsenal 1903. The marking are very faint but are readable. They are easier to see than they appear in the photo’s. This sling has the correct Blackened Brass hook. The sling is used, see photo’s for condition. The sling has both leather keeper. The leather is soft and supple. There is some minor wrinkling on the surface of the leather. No deep cracks or breaks. The leather has darken with age, but still retains that rich russet brown color. The sticting is all tight and intact. This is an Original Functional pre-WWI era Sling and would look great on a WWI era rifle. These early M1903 Slings are Very RARE. The M1903 sling was patterned after the M1887 Sling and was adopted to be used with the NEW M1903 Rifle. The sling was 48 long and had the same type of brass adjustment frog and button as the M1887 sling. The M1903 slings were dated (1903 & 1904 were observed) and all examples were believed to be made by Rock Island Arsenal. While marginally adequate as a carrying sling, it was not long enough to be useful as a shooting aid. The sling was replaced with the M1907 sling, which was used through WWI & WWII. NOTE: this is a collectible item, suitable for a correct historic display. It is NOT recommened for actual use. This is the sling that was commonly used on the M1917 Enfield, the M1 Garand, the M1903 Springfield, the M1903A3 Springfield and the M1941 Johnson Rifles. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. The item “Pre-WWI US ARMY M1903 Leather Sling M1903 Springfield Rifle R. I. A. 1903 RARE” is in sale since Saturday, October 10, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Personal, Field Gear”. The seller is “koolstuff1958″ and is located in Henderson, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.
