M40 / M40A1 Sling Swivels

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Badgerord, will you post a picture of the buttplate on the stock you have? My 700P came in a plain stock like you have pictured but I'm not sure as to what the buttplate looks like. Thanks, Bob

[Badgerord]

Here is a pic for now, I will try to get a pic of the back of the this weekend



Marty
Badger Ordnance

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[Gus Fisher]

I can't completely speak to the sling swivels on M40's as I didn't come into the Marine RTE field until 1973 when I began my MOS 2112 OJT. They were working on the M40A1 while I was going through the one year OJT. However, it's definite the size sling swivel for the M40A1 (and most likely the M40) was so that it could be used with what most folks call the M1907 pattern leather rifle sling. We didn't call it that, rather just a "leather sling" or sometimes a "NM sling." That continued to be the issue sling throughout then to at least when I retired in Nov 1997. HTH

[Gus Fisher]

The front swivel is a machine screw and threads into a escutcheon, rear is a wood screw.

I would guess that the swivels made now are made from the same prints that Remington made them from in the 60's.

Marty
Badger Ordnance

Marty,

Sorry I missed your personal message for a while. Just got done sending you the second reply with some information for you.