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On a L1A1 or a later Lee-Enfield sling, there's two clasps that have oval-shaped prongs. The prongs are used to link up the sling (clasp goes through the sling swivel on the rifle and attaches to the canvas sling on the inside).
Lil' buggers look like this:
Here's my question and problem: the sling itself is 1.25" wide and fits fine through standard American 1.25" sling swivels. The clasp prongs don't. The prongs are about 1/10-1/8" too wide to fit through the sling swivel. I have three solutions in mind:
*Take a hammer and flatten out the prongs to get them to fit, then hammer them back into place once I get the sling inside the swivels
*Do the same as above but with pliers
*Try to remove the clasp altogether and then re-attach once the sling is in the swivels - problem with this is I think the clasps are held onto the sling with pressed copper studs. I'm not sure how I can remove them and then put them back into place.
Suggestions before I ruin a sling?
Lil' buggers look like this:
Here's my question and problem: the sling itself is 1.25" wide and fits fine through standard American 1.25" sling swivels. The clasp prongs don't. The prongs are about 1/10-1/8" too wide to fit through the sling swivel. I have three solutions in mind:
*Take a hammer and flatten out the prongs to get them to fit, then hammer them back into place once I get the sling inside the swivels
*Do the same as above but with pliers
*Try to remove the clasp altogether and then re-attach once the sling is in the swivels - problem with this is I think the clasps are held onto the sling with pressed copper studs. I'm not sure how I can remove them and then put them back into place.
Suggestions before I ruin a sling?