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Posted: 1/8/2011 9:07:55 AM EDT
First off, yes I know we have a AK accessories forum, but traffic if pretty much limited to optics down there Anyways, I got this sling in a trade a while back for a leather romy sling I had, and up till recently, till i got another romy sling, this one lived on my WASR 10. I always assumed it was a romy web sling, till i got to doing some research, and I think it may be Russian. The stamp is pretty much illegible, and it is too wide to be used on some of my ak's. I got to looking, and think it could possibly be a Russian SKS sling???
Anyone have any Ideas? 
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Your sling is definately Russian. Looks like a "197X" date on it from the photo.
Several other countries did somewhat similar ink stamps on their slings. The Romanians did one similar to it on their sling variants. As with the Russians, they also used several different types of stamps. |
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Your sling is definately Russian. Looks like a "197X" date on it from the photo. Several other countries did somewhat similar ink stamps on their slings. The Romanians did one similar to it on their sling variants. As with the Russians, they also used several different types of stamps. Glad you can read that stamp!  I guess the flash did kinda bring it out....
I'm think because of the length of it, it was a SKS sling, but I don't know. |
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Your sling is definately Russian. Looks like a "197X" date on it from the photo. Several other countries did somewhat similar ink stamps on their slings. The Romanians did one similar to it on their sling variants. As with the Russians, they also used several different types of stamps. Glad you can read that stamp! I guess the flash did kinda bring it out....
I'm think because of the length of it, it was a SKS sling, but I don't know. Lots of SKS collectors continually believe those are original-issue SKS slings as they're often attached to Russian SKS rifles imported into the US. What's interesting is, if they took the time to look at the stamp they'd see the dates don't correspond with the rifle's date at all. |
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Your sling is definately Russian. Looks like a "197X" date on it from the photo. Several other countries did somewhat similar ink stamps on their slings. The Romanians did one similar to it on their sling variants. As with the Russians, they also used several different types of stamps. Glad you can read that stamp! I guess the flash did kinda bring it out....
I'm think because of the length of it, it was a SKS sling, but I don't know. Lots of SKS collectors continually believe those are original-issue SKS slings as they're often attached to Russian SKS rifles imported into the US. What's interesting is, if they took the time to look at the stamp they'd see the dates don't correspond with the rifle's date at all. So, could this be a AK/SKS sling. Kinda like the Yugo M70 slings are the same as Yugo SKS slings??? |
| Certainly they were used with the SKS. However, one would need to find a 1950's dated sling to marry up with the rifle. Much later dated/newer slings are usually added to the Russian SKS imported rifles as Russia has so many stockpiles of the later ones they simply include them with the rifles to ship out. |
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Certainly they were used with the SKS. However, one would need to find a 1950's dated sling to marry up with the rifle. Much later dated/newer slings are usually added to the Russian SKS imported rifles as Russia has so many stockpiles of the later ones they simply include them with the rifles to ship out. I get what your getting at, just saying, the sling style was the same for both.... |
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