Interesting sling, at least to me

[rayg]

I always thought that the "C" tipped slings in OD-3 were all WWII period and the solid tips in OD-7 post war. However here's a minty "C" tip sling with a 1948 date. Does anyone know the date they changed to the solid tips and who the manufacturer of this sling is? Maybe the manufacturer's using up their stock of "C" tips before switching to the solid tips, Ray

[Gary D. Funderburg]

Schlagel Manufacturing, I believe 1943 not 48. I have seen many of them.

[Rock]

Photo looks like 1944 to me.

[rayg]

I had the sling for a long time and always assumed it was a three until just I happened to take a close look at it and it sure looks like a an eight (8) in person. But looking at it in the last photo it does look like a bad stamped "4" Here's another photo, and if you enlarge it and also the first post photo they look like "8's though. Ray

[Tuna]

The switch over to the D tip was later in 1944. But I think Gary is correct in it is a bad stamped 1943 as the ink appears to have run some.

[emmagee1917]

Why were " C " tips slings ever even made ? The very similar Reising sling was around in early '42 ( if not before ) and it always had "D" tips.
Chris

[jimb]

The steel on the C-tip is much thinner and it saved steel. Unfortunately, they found that it didn't hold up as well so they later changed to the D-tip. BTW the D-tip was used for repair of slings where the C-tip was lost.

[Tuna]

And as Jim said it was thinner and as such it was easier to get around the oiler used on the carbine.