Bren Sling
 

It seems to me the Bren Sling was longer than the normal web sling.

Anyone know the two lengths if that was the case.

Peter S

Enfield sling is around 48 and a bren sling is around 56 inches. All are give or take and inch.

Bren Sling...Hmmmmm
 

This is a 40" long WW2 sling with steel end so not a Bren Sling.

BUT...It has two different style Bren clips on the ends and has
a CF tag on it describing it as a Sling, Bren, 303MG.
Cat Sec IC/AA Cat No. 5663.

I'll keep the sling and sell the hooks.

By the way a large steel box went your end of the Universe today.
Many duplicate parts.

Peter S

Ooops, my mistake, the rifle sling is 46 and the Bren 58. But earlier the Bren sling was simply a rifle sling with the two hooks (pre 1944 was a rifle sling 46" long, with the one or two hooks as applicable).

Perhaps your 40" sling is for the 2" mortar. I am not sure the overall lentgh of them, but they were shorter, although obsolete early in 1942, replaced by the rifle length Bren sling.

PIAT used two SMLE type slings. Don't know what length.

David