Sling ID?

[TRAP55]

I got this sling tagged "Mosin Nagant Sling", but I've never seen one like it. I've looked at every photo on the rifleslings.com website and nothing comes close. The two buckle straps on each end, resemble a leather Russian SVT-40 sling, but the slings were not looped like this one. Any ideas?

[NeoWeird]

You sure it's a milsurp?

I am in no way educated on this subject, but from the looks of it, it doesn't really look military to me.

[TRAP55]

You sure it's a milsurp?

That's the only thing I know about it!

[Spiggy]

Could be a PPSH41 sling, or one of it's variations

does the leather match? are there any markings

[NeoWeird]

The main reason I ask is because there are some features that I don't really associate with military slings. The sleeve to aid in adjusting the sling, stiched instead of riveted, etc. I can all put guarantee it's not a war time production sling, so maybe some pre-WWI or transitional period if it is military production.

You know, you might want to look into non-standard military equipment. It might be a sling used ona sniper rifle or the likes. I vaugely remember hearing that the Lee-Enfields of WWII had canvas slings but some of their sniper rifles used leather. Might explain higher level of craftsmanship in a military item.

[Spiggy]

Could also be finnish, where the front is done by a buckle and the rear is an adjuster. Their wartime slings are often hand stitched

[CHS]

I just have to say, you really do learn something new every day.

I had NO IDEA there was a website dedicated to rifle slings. I guess it shouldn't surprise me. but. wow.

[Fate]

Not Finnish. Not even for a Mosin. Hungarian or Romanian AK.

[TRAP55]

That D ring screams AK, but it's 1.75" across and much more heavier built, And the leather is thick. I'm guessing by that, it may have been some kind of light machine gun sling. I can't remember seeing any AK with that type of strap. If they had a leather strap at all, it was a simple strip of leather with an aluminum button.
The end straps and the way they are stitched, says Russian to me, like this SVT-40 leather sling. The PPSH-41 used the same slings as the SVT.

[NeoWeird]

Don't all AKs and HKs have a hook clasp on one end?

[NeoWeird]

ok, so I was bored and having trouble sleeping and I found this site:

http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/index.html

Here are a few noteworthy slings:

http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/Swede_M41B_Sniper_Sling.htm

http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/russian_svt40_sling.htm

http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/polish_wz48_trainer_sling.htm

This is also interesting. I had a thought that it MIGHT NOT be a rifle sling, but rather a belt strap for something else that was an improvised sling. At first I was thinking maybe something along the lines of non-battle field equipment such as an operating table, clerks desk, radio equipment, etc which would be discarded once it was carried to it's location and a passing solider picked it up for personal use.

http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/unknown_sling_spanish.htm

But the REAL winner I think is this one:

http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/romanian_m44-sks_sling.htm