Khaki carbine sling

[IditarodJoe]

I recently purchased this C-tip sling for my son's 1943 carbine. For what I paid for it, I'm very pleased and I'm sure my son will be also. Although the seller didn't advertise it as a genuine WW2 USGI sling, the more I look at it the more I'm wondering if it isn't, in fact, the real deal. What do you folks think? It's 46.5" long and 1" wide.

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[Johnny in Texas]

The end tabs are repro. style so I vote repro. If you run the repro's on a washer and let them hang to dry they loook more authentic. The tabs should be parkerized finish not blued and these are not deep enough on the sides.

[jimb]

Its definately a repop. The webbing is also wrong.

[John W]

These repro khaki carbine slings have been around quite a long time. I've had one for more than 25 years. I think I bought it at the old Great Western show in Pomona CA. The blued C-Tips and slide are a dead giveaway.

[IditarodJoe]

Thanks for the assist in my continuing education, guys. I wasn't expecting an authentic sling and this will do nicely for my purposes, but if in the future I should consider buying the genuine article I'll be better informed.

Anyone have photos of the correct end tips and webbing from an authentic WW2 sling?

[chucklamb]

I believe on Bill Ricca's webpage he has pics of correct ww2 slings.

Chuck

[Michaelp]

Is ther a value to one of these?
I know where a Cacano Carbine is languishiing in a attic where the vet left it that has a carbine sling from 1944.
I passed on it when I bought his G33/40 and Drilling.

[jimb]

The sling is probably worth more then the Carcano! *LOL*

[JimF4m1s]

Thanks for the assist in my continuing education, guys. I wasn't expecting an authentic sling and this will do nicely for my purposes, but if in the future I should consider buying the genuine article I'll be better informed.

Anyone have photos of the correct end tips and webbing from an authentic WW2 sling?


Here are a few I found in my spare drawer you can compare too.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/jimf4m1s/Slings/MarkedSlingsCarbine004-1.jpg (http://s244.photobucket.com/user/jimf4m1s/media/Slings/MarkedSlingsCarbine004-1.jpg.html)