Fred
02-21-2015, 12:58
Here are photo's of Four 1907 slings that were made exclusively for the United States Marine Corps. I now have four of them and don't even own a 1903 Springfield or M1 Garand rifle with USMC provenance. I just wanted to share photo's of them with anyone who's interested in the subject.
Richard Turner told me that this type sling was probably made on the West Coast by a saddle maker on a Marine base back in the 1920's and 1930's.
Lots of photo's exist of such slings mounted on the rifles of Marines in the early days of WWII.
OK, I guess that I'll be on the look out for a Garand or an 03 that was a USMC issued and used rifle.
Oh, the rifle with the sling on it came with that sling mounted on it. The rifle is a Mint 1920 National Match 1903 with a barrel date of 11-19 and a serial number of 1181006.
Here is an old CMP post on the subject by Richard Turner...
"The M1907 Sling you have is one that was unique to the USMC. Best we can determine, it was made and used in the 1920s and 1930s by some USMC Units. I'll have to dig them up, but I have a couple of archive photos of Marines sporting this style sling on M1903s. I ran into a gentleman at one of the Big Reno Gun Shows years ago who had several and had done some homework on these. I made several for him off of an original which was in excellent condition.
Most of these have been found on the West Coast and it is believed that the USMC had these produced by a unit saddler or local harness shop for individual units. I made detailed sketches from the slings he provided and will post more information and photos as soon as I locate them.
Carbine Kid, don't let anything happen to it as it is a rare bird and is sought after by several collectors of USMC equipment.
Regards,
Richard L. Turner"
Here are some photo's of Marines that have rifles sporting this type of sling. These were posted on the CMP forum and I'm borrowing them...
Here are more photos of this style sling in use 1940-1945
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psb37bdb66.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/JME-BootPlatoon1_zpsb37bdb66.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps333f5a12.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/TopSherry3_zps333f5a12.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...pscb800bf7.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1943mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1778924019_zps cb800bf7.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psd5d5a25a.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/BootCamp_zpsd5d5a25a.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psccfa60a6.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1944_mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1357540916_zp sccfa60a6.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps1cb87481.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1943_mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1355583993_zp s1cb87481.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psebcdbf51.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1942_mcrd_san_diego_platoo_20111126_1355020072_zps ebcdbf51.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psb0c4a204.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941mcrd_san_diegoplatoon_177_20140730_1627424733_ zpsb0c4a204.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psebfacb64.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1940_mcrd_san_diego_platoo_20111126_1533916885_zps ebfacb64.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psaf4a4bae.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1677571450_zps af4a4bae.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psc7b8bcd8.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941_mcrd_san_diego_platoon_18_20120222_1058138259 _zpsc7b8bcd8.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psb494dd04.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_16775714501_zp sb494dd04.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps731299e4.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941_mcrd_san_diego_platoo_20111126_1739872646_zps 731299e4.jpg)
And two more photo's...
Fred
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/slings1_zps153f1084.png (http://s25.photobucket.com/user/Whitedog333/media/slings1_zps153f1084.png.html)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/slings2_zps492bc1ab.jpg (http://s25.photobucket.com/user/Whitedog333/media/slings2_zps492bc1ab.jpg.html)
Richard Turner told me that this type sling was probably made on the West Coast by a saddle maker on a Marine base back in the 1920's and 1930's.
Lots of photo's exist of such slings mounted on the rifles of Marines in the early days of WWII.
OK, I guess that I'll be on the look out for a Garand or an 03 that was a USMC issued and used rifle.
Oh, the rifle with the sling on it came with that sling mounted on it. The rifle is a Mint 1920 National Match 1903 with a barrel date of 11-19 and a serial number of 1181006.
Here is an old CMP post on the subject by Richard Turner...
"The M1907 Sling you have is one that was unique to the USMC. Best we can determine, it was made and used in the 1920s and 1930s by some USMC Units. I'll have to dig them up, but I have a couple of archive photos of Marines sporting this style sling on M1903s. I ran into a gentleman at one of the Big Reno Gun Shows years ago who had several and had done some homework on these. I made several for him off of an original which was in excellent condition.
Most of these have been found on the West Coast and it is believed that the USMC had these produced by a unit saddler or local harness shop for individual units. I made detailed sketches from the slings he provided and will post more information and photos as soon as I locate them.
Carbine Kid, don't let anything happen to it as it is a rare bird and is sought after by several collectors of USMC equipment.
Regards,
Richard L. Turner"
Here are some photo's of Marines that have rifles sporting this type of sling. These were posted on the CMP forum and I'm borrowing them...
Here are more photos of this style sling in use 1940-1945
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psb37bdb66.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/JME-BootPlatoon1_zpsb37bdb66.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps333f5a12.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/TopSherry3_zps333f5a12.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...pscb800bf7.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1943mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1778924019_zps cb800bf7.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psd5d5a25a.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/BootCamp_zpsd5d5a25a.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psccfa60a6.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1944_mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1357540916_zp sccfa60a6.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps1cb87481.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1943_mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1355583993_zp s1cb87481.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psebcdbf51.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1942_mcrd_san_diego_platoo_20111126_1355020072_zps ebcdbf51.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psb0c4a204.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941mcrd_san_diegoplatoon_177_20140730_1627424733_ zpsb0c4a204.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psebfacb64.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1940_mcrd_san_diego_platoo_20111126_1533916885_zps ebfacb64.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psaf4a4bae.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_1677571450_zps af4a4bae.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psc7b8bcd8.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941_mcrd_san_diego_platoon_18_20120222_1058138259 _zpsc7b8bcd8.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...psb494dd04.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941mcrd_san_diego_platoon_20111126_16775714501_zp sb494dd04.jpg)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps731299e4.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/carbinekid/WWII/1941_mcrd_san_diego_platoo_20111126_1739872646_zps 731299e4.jpg)
And two more photo's...
Fred
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/slings1_zps153f1084.png (http://s25.photobucket.com/user/Whitedog333/media/slings1_zps153f1084.png.html)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/slings2_zps492bc1ab.jpg (http://s25.photobucket.com/user/Whitedog333/media/slings2_zps492bc1ab.jpg.html)