Carbine Sling Swivel
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| Carbine Sling Swivel | Cavalry Private Wearing Sling (Courtesy: Quartermaster Museum, Fort Lee, VA) |
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| Carbine Sling Swivel | Cavalry Private Wearing Sling (Courtesy: Quartermaster Museum, Fort Lee, VA) |
This swivel clipped to a ring set into the stock of a cavalryman's carbine. It is marked O.B. North & Co. NEW HAVEN-CT. North had contracts for 29,000 of them.
The illustration is a colorized image taken by the Quartermaster Department in 1866. The model is wearing his sling on the wrong side. He is holding a 7-Shot Spencer Carbine.