1866 winchetser sling
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1866 winchetser sling
I see lots of 1866 Winchesters with the sling loops on them, but never a sling. No doubt the original leather has rotted away from most of them, but any idea what the originals looked like? I would like to recreate one for my 1866 rifle.
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Re: 1866 winchetser sling
Couldn't find a sling but Homestead Parts advertised these genuine Winchester 66/73 sling hooks.
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Re: 1866 winchetser sling
The only picture I have of a 66 with a sling.
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Re: 1866 winchetser sling
Here is my 94 with hooks and the correct old sling...
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Re: 1866 winchetser sling
The ones I recall seeing in The Winchester Book by Madis looked pretty much identical to the H-K g3 leather slings (without the snap/clip thing on the end). They used to be cheap and plentiful, but recently seem to be out of stock or much more expensive than previous.
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Re: 1866 winchetser sling
Yes, the snap/clip thing came a bit later than the 1866 sling. All 1866 rifles I have seen with what appears to be original sling swivels have complete swivels, and not just the eye hook.
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Re: 1866 winchetser sling
I didnt mean the Winchester snap/hook thing, I meant the H-K snap/hook that comes on their slings.
The sling otherwise looks exactly like the old slings in The Winchester Book by Madis. Plain leather, simple sliding metal adjuster and stud/button keeper on the other end.
The sling otherwise looks exactly like the old slings in The Winchester Book by Madis. Plain leather, simple sliding metal adjuster and stud/button keeper on the other end.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt-
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