Description
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Brass vs. Steel Hardware: Brass was used during WW1 up until sometime in 1942 when the War Department declared it a critical material and the manufacturers switched to parkerized steel hooks and loops. Both types were used during WWII.
We date the slings with brass components 1917.
Our slings are made here in Kentucky, cut from premium vegetable tanned leather, adjustment holes are die punched, then sewn with linen thread, and fitted with exact reproduction hardware.
The color is “natural”, a very light tan. Original US Army slings (and holsters) were made this way then oiled and sometimes dyed by the soldiers. Leather oil (such as mink or neetsfoot) will quickly darken the color. With use, exposure to the sun, gun oil, dirt, sweat and weather, they will darken further.
Black brass? Yes. The brass parts were given a dark lacquered finish, commonly called “japanning”. As the slings were used, this gradually wore off leaving the exposed brass as seen on most original slings today.
Made in USA
