Originally Posted By: Jagermeister
Yes, Manufrance is known for retractable butt stock sling. I have seen something similar on American made .22 rifle made for Sears or Montgomery ward. I suspect the gun was made by Stevens. I remember playing with one. My friend thought it was neat and actually bought the gun because of that retractable sling.


Jag, the American .22 rifle with the retractable sling was a High Standard semi-auto. I bought one to use the sling on my Manufrance Ideal. Appears to be the same mechanism but has a red nylon sling rather than leather. The .22 is a good gun and worked out better than the sling did...Geo