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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Marco1010 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2021 at 5:00pm
hard to say, but that type of sling is common on early lee enfield's here in New Zealand, and also on home guard requisitioned rifles during ww2.  Seem to recall they were locally produced to a war department pattern.  So were probably older obsolete stock by ww2 period.  I have 2 exactly the same.
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i'm referring to the leather slings. not the webbing ones.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AussieShooter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2021 at 5:26pm
Hi Marco - that's really interesting.   With this lead I'll do some research and see what else I canm find.   Nothing on the rifle suggests it was ever issued to NZ, but the sling could have been picked up along the way.  Fantastic.  Thanks for the input.
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One anomaly with British slings is that they do not come under the same Pattern year of design that personal webbing does; in British service the correct nomenclature is, "Sling, Webbing, Rifle".
Even the 1970's nylon slings for the SLR carried the same identifying title.

There is, (or was) I believe a sub heading giving a clue to the end user, i.e. Royal Air Force, etc. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote A square 10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2022 at 8:37pm
for the OP , there was a jungle sling for the no5 rifle , it was a canvas face with a rubber type material sandwiched between that hardened over time so not many survive and most of those that do are fixed in whatever position they were in when hardening , a correct sling but not a practical one and not easily found in usable condition let alone installable on your rifle , 

the later leather question , it was common to issue outdated but still serviceable leather slings to home guard use in WWII not sure how it went in WWI as these leather ones were not as outdated at that point , i cannot swear to its authenticity or origin from the photos posted , but it would be period correct for preWWI and WWI era if it is , typical issue for long lees and martinis 
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The leather sling was still produced and issued to Australian troops in World War 2. The webbing sling was produced and issued in Australia as well and was far more common in Australian issue by World War 2. That said, a leather sling on a World War 2 era Lithgow SMLE is still period correct. There’s plenty of examples of World War 2 dated Australian made leather slings out there.
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