Sling on a New York State Rolling Block

[Mark Daiute]

What did the NYS Rolling block have for a sling?

Any images out there?

Thanks,

Mark

[stanforth]

'Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles of the World, by George Layman.
Page 36 'members of the New York National Guard, of Troy, NY., at target practice on Sunday afternoon, July 11 1880.

The illustration shows 2 of the members with slings, one sitting and one standing.

[oldremguy]

I believe that they would be the same as found on Civil War Rifles.
See attached photos below,

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Have a Good Day,
Matt

[Dick Hosmer]

Those seem to be awfully long hooks, and, for what it's worth, that particular sling is installed with them in a position to mark the stock, opposite normal (Springfield at least) practice. The orientation does not define the sling of course, but perhaps the hook design does.

[oldremguy]

Hello Mark,

Here are some enlargements of the first two photos that I posted earlier.
The sling in the 1st photo is a little different from the sling in the second photo.
The sling in the 1st photo has a brass button that holds the sling together.
See Photo Below

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A closeup of the sling in the 2nd photo shows a single line of holes for the single brass
hook to go through. The single brass hook is shown in the 3rd photo from the earlier post. See Photo Below

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The photo below shows the single brass hook sticking out of the center of the sling.

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Have A Good Day,
Matt