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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"
Fred
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"
Fred
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