Military slings

[Gil Martin]

One of my strong preferences is for leather military slings. The canvas and nylon varieties are functional but have no appeal to me. The local shop got in an estate sale of guns and they removed the slings from the rifles and hung them on a wall rack for sale. In the pile were several 1 1/4" leather slings made by Boyt from WWII. They were $10 each and in mint condition.

Often the used leather slings encountered for sale in gun shops are bone dry or in poor condition. For some reason folks seem to be unaware of neatsfoot oil or mink oil. Anyone prefer real leather slings? All the best...
Gil