Post by User Unavailable on Nov 9, 2013 1:22:37 GMT
It is a rifle sling, with Quick Detach swivels, I made for my old Squad Leader from the Corps, who will be here tomorrow to deer hunt with me for several days.
I combined two of my hobbies. Leather working and making survival bracelets/belts/slings with 550 para cord.
The leather is stained with medium brown leather dye, and I used a process I developed myself, to give it an aged appearance. The stitching is all hand stitched, double stitch, with 1mm waxed Cotten thread, for long life and durability. Then the leather is coated with mink oil for wTer resistance.
The upper portion is long enough for a comfortable, muzzle up, slung on the shoulder carry as the normal mode of carry.
The lower leather portion is just long enough to be functional as a "it's raining", muzzle down carry.
The overall sling is long enough for a "across the back" carry, if both hands need to be free.
The 2 leather pieces are each, two identical pieces of leather, laminated together with glue, holes punched and double stitched together, to maintain integrity should the glue come "unglued".
I did this as the side of leather I had was not thick enough to be strong enough for a sling, with a single thickness. So I used two thickness for strength.
The leather parts are joined to make a sling with a loop of 550 cord. The sling is functional with just the loop connecting the leather parts.
The woven part of the 550 cord is woven around the loop of cord, which also acted as a Coe to weave around, for two purposes.
First, I used the Cobra Weave as it is somewhat decorative. Second, the outer Cobra Weave can be undone fairly quickly in a emergency/survival situation, thus providing 30 feet of 550 cord for emergency cordage, while still leaving the sling fully functional as a sling.
I combined two of my hobbies. Leather working and making survival bracelets/belts/slings with 550 para cord.
The leather is stained with medium brown leather dye, and I used a process I developed myself, to give it an aged appearance. The stitching is all hand stitched, double stitch, with 1mm waxed Cotten thread, for long life and durability. Then the leather is coated with mink oil for wTer resistance.
The upper portion is long enough for a comfortable, muzzle up, slung on the shoulder carry as the normal mode of carry.
The lower leather portion is just long enough to be functional as a "it's raining", muzzle down carry.
The overall sling is long enough for a "across the back" carry, if both hands need to be free.
The 2 leather pieces are each, two identical pieces of leather, laminated together with glue, holes punched and double stitched together, to maintain integrity should the glue come "unglued".
I did this as the side of leather I had was not thick enough to be strong enough for a sling, with a single thickness. So I used two thickness for strength.
The leather parts are joined to make a sling with a loop of 550 cord. The sling is functional with just the loop connecting the leather parts.
The woven part of the 550 cord is woven around the loop of cord, which also acted as a Coe to weave around, for two purposes.
First, I used the Cobra Weave as it is somewhat decorative. Second, the outer Cobra Weave can be undone fairly quickly in a emergency/survival situation, thus providing 30 feet of 550 cord for emergency cordage, while still leaving the sling fully functional as a sling.
