VERY RARE 1840’s/1850’s LEATHER RIFLE SLING.

VERY RARE 1840’s/1850’s LEATHER RIFLE SLING. Buff colored leather rifle sling, 45-1/2” long x 1-3/16” wide with a dbl embossed line on each edge, with one fixed keeper & one sliding keeper & a sgl brass hook sewn & riveted into one end. The end with the fixed keeper is dbl cartouched with “R. WHITE / US / ORD DEPT / SUB INSPECTOR” contained in an oval and “S.H. YOUNG / & CO. / NEWARK” without a border. CONDITION: Crisp & new, never installed on a rifle. Retains virtually all of its bright buff finish with only very minor, very light soil. 4-30682 JR382 (1,250-2,250)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	141	$1,380.00	VERY RARE 1840’s/1850’s LEATHER RIFLE SLING. Buff colored leather rifle sling, 45-1/2” long x 1-3/16” wide with a dbl embossed line on each edge, with one fixed keeper & one sliding keeper & a sgl brass hook sewn & riveted into one end. The end with the fixed keeper is dbl cartouched with “R. WHITE / US / ORD DEPT / SUB INSPECTOR” contained in an oval and “S.H. YOUNG / & CO. / NEWARK” without a border. CONDITION: Crisp & new, never installed on a rifle. Retains virtually all of its bright buff finish with only very minor, very light soil. 4-30682 JR382 (1,250-2,250) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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