PKelly
09-16-2014, 11:14
I've been meaning to post this for some time but haven't gotten around to it until now.
One of the things really lacking is a 1907 sling with quality brass hardware. The only ones typically available are the cheap $25.00 jobs that are an insult to any good rifle. About a year and a half ago I was rummaging around in the garage and found a cradboard box with something rattling around inside. Low and behold I found the remnants of a sling, dated 1918, that I had taken off another rifle years before. (It helps to never throw away anything gun related.) While the sling was rotten and in overall sorry shape, not even suitable for a static display, the hardware was good to go. This consisted of both hooks and the original D-ring.
I removed the hardware from the sling remnants and gently cleaned off the verdigris. I didn't attempt to remove the rivets but instead left them in place. I then sent the parts off to Turner Saddlery and asked them to mount them on one of their slings, with the instruction that the parts were not to be polished bright.
This is the result.
http://m2.i.pbase.com/o9/64/521964/1/157410202.lcAMKhAX.brasshardware001.JPG
If you need a functional sling with brass hardware this is the best alternative I've found.
One of the things really lacking is a 1907 sling with quality brass hardware. The only ones typically available are the cheap $25.00 jobs that are an insult to any good rifle. About a year and a half ago I was rummaging around in the garage and found a cradboard box with something rattling around inside. Low and behold I found the remnants of a sling, dated 1918, that I had taken off another rifle years before. (It helps to never throw away anything gun related.) While the sling was rotten and in overall sorry shape, not even suitable for a static display, the hardware was good to go. This consisted of both hooks and the original D-ring.
I removed the hardware from the sling remnants and gently cleaned off the verdigris. I didn't attempt to remove the rivets but instead left them in place. I then sent the parts off to Turner Saddlery and asked them to mount them on one of their slings, with the instruction that the parts were not to be polished bright.
This is the result.
http://m2.i.pbase.com/o9/64/521964/1/157410202.lcAMKhAX.brasshardware001.JPG
If you need a functional sling with brass hardware this is the best alternative I've found.