IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Announcements
AR-15 Armorer's Course

Industry Forums
 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
What is the correct sling for my rifle?
post December 16th 2008 8:24 PM
Post #1



Group Icon

Group: Bronze Patron
Member No.: 7,514
Posts: 875
Joined: Oct. 14th 2008
From: ERIE PA
Online Status: OFFLINE






It's a Romanian G. If the numbers on the left side of the rifle just below the dustcover is the date it's a 1986.


Signature:

"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil but, because of the people who do nothing about them."
- Albert Einstein

ADDAX GPU images Gear Sector images A.R.M.S. lever images (macro)
ADDAX Competition Elite images
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post December 16th 2008 9:00 PM
Post #2


“Token Caveman”
Group Icon

Group: Tribesmen
Member No.: 1,066
Posts: 9,603
Joined: Jul. 22nd 2006
From: NDN country (Feather not Dot)
Online Status: OFFLINE






I think original Romanian AKM slings are leather but not sure. VTD should be by shortly and I am sure he knows. I have been using a East German one on my Romy “G”.


Signature:

You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.
Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, 1941

The ultimate aim of karate-do lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
Gichin Funakoshi
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post December 16th 2008 9:15 PM
Post #3


Thumbnut Detective
Group Icon

Group: The Armory Staff
Member No.: 15
Posts: 5,087
Joined: Sep. 17th 2005
From: Vermont
Online Status: OFFLINE






Yup,

Just a plain ol romy leather sling.

I just checked copes and apex and didn't see any but they're around.

I use a Russian one on my "G" build. They're the most rugged slings I have come across. Far stronger front clips and D-rings and thicker webbing.

This post has been edited by VTD: December 16th 2008 9:17 PM
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post December 16th 2008 9:19 PM
Post #4



Group Icon

Group: Bronze Patron
Member No.: 7,514
Posts: 875
Joined: Oct. 14th 2008
From: ERIE PA
Online Status: OFFLINE






My brother-in-law had a yugo with some green nylon sling on it. It wasn't a commercial sling I don't know what manufacture it was but if I'm going to put something non-correct on it I want one of those.

What countries used green nylon slings?

Thank you
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post December 16th 2008 9:22 PM
Post #5


Thumbnut Detective
Group Icon

Group: The Armory Staff
Member No.: 15
Posts: 5,087
Joined: Sep. 17th 2005
From: Vermont
Online Status: OFFLINE






QUOTE (Jay5oh @ December 16th 2008 4:19 PM) *
My brother-in-law had a yugo with some green nylon sling on it. It wasn't a commercial sling I don't know what manufacture it was but if I'm going to put something non-correct on it I want one of those.

What countries used green nylon slings?

Thank you


Scratch that...

You sure it was nylon?

I would REALLY recommend against nylon slings on AKs



This post has been edited by VTD: December 16th 2008 9:23 PM
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post December 16th 2008 9:36 PM
Post #6



Group Icon

Group: Bronze Patron
Member No.: 7,514
Posts: 875
Joined: Oct. 14th 2008
From: ERIE PA
Online Status: OFFLINE






It wasn't cotton web like my garand sling but I don't know...looked nylon to me.
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post December 16th 2008 11:38 PM
Post #7


Thumbnut Detective
Group Icon

Group: The Armory Staff
Member No.: 15
Posts: 5,087
Joined: Sep. 17th 2005
From: Vermont
Online Status: OFFLINE






I did some poking around and there are Bulgarian, Polish and Romanian green nylon slings.

Learn something new everyday smile.gif

All the romy guns I have seen came with the leather slings but I bet some guns and some kits came with the nylon.




Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post October 25th 2009 5:12 AM
Post #8



Group Icon

Group: New Members
Member No.: 17,063
Posts: 8
Joined: Oct. 22nd 2009
From: Oak Run Ca.
Online Status: OFFLINE






QUOTE (VTD @ December 16th 2008 6:38 PM) *
I did some poking around and there are Bulgarian, Polish and Romanian green nylon slings.

Learn something new everyday smile.gif

All the romy guns I have seen came with the leather slings but I bet some guns and some kits came with the nylon.

The Romanian Leather sling ! Or one of the heavy duty Hungarian Leather slings if you dislike the Romanian .
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
post October 30th 2009 7:18 AM
Post #9



Group Icon

Group: Members*
Member No.: 17,151
Posts: 17
Joined: Oct. 29th 2009
From: Appalachian VA
Online Status: OFFLINE






QUOTE (Gator Monroe @ October 25th 2009 12:12 AM) *
The Romanian Leather sling ! Or one of the heavy duty Hungarian Leather slings if you dislike the Romanian .



The Leather sling was used on the AIM-63 and AIM-65 (AKM and AKMS), and the green nylon was used on the AIMS-74 (AK-74)

There used to be a guy names "greentimber" that sold Romy slings by the gross.


Signature:
I am the rusted fender of the American Dream.
Go to the top of the pagePM
 
+Quote Post
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

Active Members
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
 


Information Center
RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: November 21st 2009 11:37 AM

Powered By IP.Board © 2009  IPS, Inc.
Licensed to: AR15Armory.com