U.S. M1907 replica, choose brass/blackened steel ftngs., leather WW2 sling

Description

NOTE:   IN THE BRASS-FITTED UNITS, I USUALLY  HAVE LIGHT AND DARK COLOR OPTIONS.
HAVE DARK AND LIGHT COLOR/TONE ON THESE.   GENERALLY THE LIGHTER ONES ARE IN SHORTER SUPPLY.    IT IS WISE TO CHECK BEFORE BIDDING TO ASSURE YOUR PREFERABLE STYLE IS ON HAND IN THE QUANTITIES YOU REQUIRE!!  USUALLY "DEFAULT" WILL BE THE DARK TONE, AT LEAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  THAT IS, IN THE BRASS MILSCO  1942.
ONE SLING PER AUCTION, AS ALWAYS, IN ALL MY AUCTIONS FOR SLINGS!!!   note:  As of  3-1-2022,  all  key items are in stock, with all sets of fittings/hooks.   IT'S BEST TO SPECIFY IN NOTES WITH ORDER.   THE STURDIER LEATHER  KERR CO. UNITS ARE  AVAILABLE WITH BRASS HOOKS ONLY,  MILSCO OFFERS ALL OPTIONS BUT LEATHER IS LIGHTER 10 OUNCE.
I WILL CHOOSE ONE IF YOU DON'T!!!!   For now, the BRASS will be the "default" item!!
The dyed with black  hooks MILSCO 1942  and KERR CO.  1917   (heavier leather, by the way!!),  and brass fitted MILSCO 1942,   some others,   are in stock in fine numbers,  as are any other permutations shown/described in this auction.
The MILSCO 1942 in the lead photo replicates a WWI type with brass fittings.    Black metal may also be specified.  Dated  1942.   AGAIN: THE MILSCO CAN BE HAD WITH BRASS OR BLACKENED STEEL METAL FITTINGS.
Those with glossy or satin finishes will be BLOTCHY after application of conditioner.    If that concerns you,  we should consult beforehand.  These are custom items, but there are limits to what can be done, and there is no "magic".
If you don't choose one,  or want to make a choice,   I can help, or merely pick one for you
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This general style was dominant in actual combat units up to the very end of the war,  despite the web strap having been introduced in '42.  And the brass hooks were still being issued well into the later Korean war, with decreasing frequency.
Stitched keepers, NOT riveted.   Correct copper rivets on the hooks.
ONE SLING PER AUCTION.   NO, the rifles are not "included",   nor are the various backgrounds.
Full regulation length,  46-51" on the long strap,  appx.  24-26" on the short "D ring" strap.
Included are some WW2 shots showing this general type in use and issue right up to the end of the war.
With applications of oil and/or conditioner,   these acquire a darker, deeper tone.  Such treatment is recommended for those to actually be used.
GENERAL INFO,  MODEL OF  1907 AND ITS USE:
The U.S.  Sling,  Rifle   Model of 1907,  featured two sturdy hooks  ( called "frogs" in some parts of the world ),  was comprised  10 or 12 ounce leather strapping,  1  1/4",  in two belting components:  the longer by regulation ran  46-48.5".     The shorter, bearing the "D" ring,   was typically  24" to  26.5".    Length was adjustable,  and they were rigged standard with the hook "flats" facing away from the butt stock.  However, originally,  there were various other uses and applications for the slings,  and they were often rigged "upside-down" by users who wanted the sharp hook ends AWAY from their arms while shooting.
These were used on the last of the U.S. Krag rifles at the end of their duty,  all '03 bolt action variants,  the M1917 "Enfield" U.S. Rifle,  the M1 Garand,  even shotguns,  and pretty much any rifle on military duty which could/would accept a   1 1/4" sling.   Rumors to the contrary,  if properly conditioned, they held up better to most climate and moisture conditions than the later web.  They were slowly replaced by web slings primarily because the web units were much cheaper.
Until well into 1942,  metal fittings were brass, originally "blackened"  ( that finish wore off almost immediately),  after 1942 almost entirely blackened steel.    The blacking could be phosphate, blue, or various paints or lacquers.   It was adjustable for use as a shooting  brace/stabilizer with a "sling wrap",  and because it was so sturdy to use in that incarnation,  many additional nations utilized them.  Slings were issue at the unit level,  and during World War II,  generally, slings were OLDER than the rifles upon which they were first mounted.  Part of the reason for this was  the huge post-World War I surplus in military inventories,  and indeed,  many 1917 and 1918 dated slings remained in military inventories LONG AFTER WORLD WAR II!!!
These are all "to regulation",  with the correct riveting and stitching in the appropriate places,  using the newer, easier to adjust hooks.   Original hooks seem to have been almost all of the "continuously curved" style,  not popular in civilian use because of difficulty of adjust them until holes are somewhat fatigued.  The holes were generally elliptical,  and numbers varied.
The version--NOT PART OF THIS AUCTION!!--for the Browning Automatic Rifle  used a  third hook, and was called the "Model of 1907, Modified",  albeit in service usually called simply the "B.A.R. sling" or the "1918",  neither of which is CORRECT,  but which are more descriptive for ordinary folks.   Some versions of the B.A.R. sling were longer in gross length,  and the extant theory is that these were intended for the original "walking fire" concept,  albeit no hard documentation exists to absolutely verify that.