Is this a good K98 sling?

[Marcel Banziger]

Hello guys,

I am completely new to K98 slings and even though this one looks good to me I do have some doubts because of the missing crossline print on the leather and also if I am correct period ones don't have a black painted metal "slider" (or how is this piece called??) but mine is painted black.

So I hope to learn some more here as well as getting good news about mine being original.
Thanks in advance

One pic is taken in daylight...and then the batteries from my camera went dead so the other pics are with artificial light.

[HAF]

yes unmarked original

[Marcel Banziger]

Thanks HAF! Do you perhaps know about this so-called story that originals don't have this black painted metal slide/buckle? Or is it just one of this false stories going around?

[HAF]

Thanks HAF! Do you perhaps know about this so-called story that originals don't have this black painted metal slide/buckle? Or is it just one of this false stories going around?

i dont konw this story ,but may tell you that the black paint was done most perhaps in post war depots.as you can often found on k98 pouches from russia

[Marcel Banziger]

So this means mine also comes from a Russian depot you think? Wouldn't they stamp the sling somewhere?

[HAF]

So this means mine also comes from a Russian depot you think? Wouldn't they stamp the sling somewhere?

i have never seen any new stamps done by russians .i cant say if yours come from russia ,i have seen most of this sling coming from norway to be honest.

[Marcel Banziger]

Thanks a lot for your help and time HAF!

Will make daylight pics tomorow to show the black paint and hope to figure out if this is original wartime slightly worn off paint or postwar added "protective" paint.

[Marcel Banziger]

Some pics in natural light:

[MP41]

a good reference for slings;
http://bergflak.com/slings.html

Matt

[Marcel Banziger]

Thank you Matt. I was aware of that website and did check of course, prior to posting here. But that one didn't give me the answers I needed so I hoped to learn more here.

[Doktor]

100% ok

100% OK

Hi
  I found the bag. about 100 sling. I have got a few pieces of painted, - black color. It was such.


http://www.antik-war.lv/viewtopic.ph...36&hilit=sling

[Marcel Banziger]

Thanks a lot! And wow, that's a huge amount of slings you've got there

[luger 41]

sling

Any for sale looking for an early one if possible dated / maker.

[MP41]

Any for sale looking for an early one if possible dated / maker.

you, and everyone else.

Matt

[Doktor]

I left in the collection of 3 pieces. best. others have long been sold.

I left in the collection of 3 pieces. best. others have long been sold.