1907 Sling Installation
July 23, 2014
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July 23, 2014
Can I use the same how to photos to install my leather sling to my AR-15? Thanks.
I know it’s a bit off topic, but does anyone know which version of this sling was standard issue in 1934-35? I’ve been told it is the version with brass hooks, but I cannot recall for certain, nor find a source to confirm.
Brass was pre-WW2. Steel from 1942 on.
Brass was a strategic metal thus replaced by steel wherever possible.
This sling is used on military rifles back to the 1903 . The fitting were brass until brass became an issue such as during the wars. Steel was used during the wars. Zinc was used also. Best place to buy these slings is Amazon. They cost around 14 dollars on Amazon. World War Supply sells the same sling for 28 dollars.
Another great how to video for sling use…
https://youtu.be/qoP6uTD56mk
I wish I had found this earlier. Just about had it together, only to find one of my keepers has gone AWOL. Probably ticked at me for not figuring this out earlier ;P
Meanwhile, how can I get just a keeper or what is out there that would do the job?
Thanks in advance for the help. If no comments, will go and find a bootmaker/repair shop in my area.
Found the keeper, and now have a slung M1. Thanks folks!
Member MajDave at the CMP Forum gave me a solution that worked for me. I loosened the lower butt plate bolt and removed the rear swivel to thread the hooks through, then reinstalled. I now have a very nice M-1907 sling installed on my Garand just as shown here.
I got a really nice sling from World War Supply, very nice looking and nice leather smell, but the hooks are too thick to fit through the rear swivel of my CMP Garand. Either the swivel is bent too far forward, the GI Birch stock is too thick in the heel area, or World War Supply uses too thick of leather, or some combination of the three?
I did get it on the rifle backwards, short loop through the front swivel where it fits through, but it won’t work for a shooting aid except maybe as a hasty sling. I thought of trying to freeze the short strap to see if the hook would shrink , but then it would be stuck on the rifle.
Any ideas of a fix? Maybe the swivel is bent too far forward, and could be bent back to open up room?
Mark,
I’ll forward your question onto our Armorers to see if they have any suggestions.
Thanks,
Christine
Remove the screw that holds the rear sling swivel, pull the swivel down, and thread the sling through, then reinstall the long screw.
Lay the fitting on a board and hit it a couple of times to flatten. Also you can bend the hooks out straighter to thread though the swivel then bend them back down.
Thank you very easy to follow. I also bought the same Turner Saddlery sling shown in the photos.
Makes it very easy! Thank you!
Thank you for helping me install a nice leather sling.
Great! I wish it would also show how to use it for prone or sitting.
Ditto!