This is a very nice example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. Take me back to C&D Jarnagin's Civil War Home Page.Original Item: Only One available.
#2708 US Enlisted Sabre Wrist Strap (Black Only) $73.00 Although the original was black it could have been made in russet if the supply of black dyed leather ran out. Odd enough is the brass ring and steel snap. I looked at it very closely and it was of the period but no marks could be found to tell where it was made other than it was definitely Confederate. I looked at the original to this sling many years ago and it was thought to have been made in Tennessee. #2706 Carbine Sling (without the Swivel Snap) $ 115.00ĬS Carbine Sling with steel buckle and hook $1 95.00 This sling also has the early carbine sling buckle. The Army began making the carbine slings from waxed leather in 1858. These can be furnished in black or white. Has the regulation carbine sling buckle and brass end piece. Made here in our shops for maximum durability and authenticity. That would have been shipped from Europe and is not one made here in the US. This is copied off an original sling that I picked that isįor either the Austrian Lorenz or the Potsdam muskets. #2705 British pattern musket sling in black leather $82.00 There is a hook need to make this sling work and they can be purchased through S & S Firearms of New York. Prevent the brass button from damaging the stock. There is a neat feature on this sling and that is the leather protector to These sling were not issued through the Ordnance Dept., making them a private purchase sling during the Civil War. Still using the single brass hook held in place with two pins and are marked Watervliet Arsenal. This the later sling for the trapdoors and is made of one piece of leather with no splices. This was done until the 1880's when the switch was made to the one-piece sling. This sling was made from cutting up the old 46" sling and splicing them together and making a new one-piece 68" sling. This is the first sling made to fit the trapdoors. #E2704 Two piece early trap door sling $73.00 This is a short explanation of the changes in gun slings relating to the 1873 trapdoor guns. Toward the end of the 1880’s a new sling two separate pieces with the new double claw hook. These new long slings were made at Watervliet Arsenal and are marked on the sling near the lower loop. This hook system had been used since the introduction with the Pattern of 1839 sling. These still used the single brass hook found on earlier sling held in with two pins. In the early 1880’s this practice was changed, and a new one-piece sling was made 68” in length. These slings are seamed together into one piece of leather, but it is called an early two-piece sling. The first solution was to take two of the 46” sling and cut them up and make a new one-piece sling still using the single brass hook. These slings were 46” in length and would not fit the new gun with the changed swivel locations. The first slings for the new 1873 Springfield’s rifle was made by first using up the surplus 1855/1861 gun slings. Ordnance dept did not make a special sling to fit the Enfield, that has beenĭocumented so far but the soldier must have modify the regular musket sling to Will need to add a new set of holes 23" down from the hook. In order to make this sling fit an Enfield you (Will fit the Enfield or Springfield) This is the US Government pattern with hook, a standing loop, and a sliding loop. Historian, Journal of the Company of Military Historians. For more information on this sling please see Summer 2002 issue Military Collector and Is 44" long, and this is true that the sling for the 42 musket is shorter than This is the first sling made of russet leather and brass hook. (Fits the 1842 Musket, Mississippi Rifle, 1816, and 1835)
#1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR SLING INSTALLATION HOW TO#
Exposure to dirt greaseĪnd iron has aged some of these slings to look as if they were originally blackįor more information on stained finish please follow this link.įor instructions on how to put on a musket sling C & D Jarnagin Company Carbine and Musket SlingsĬontracted in either "fair" or stained leather.
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