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engaged on strap between rings at each end. The rings at each end 

 of guy strap engage over handles of litter. 



20. Litter straps for swivel clamps (4). — To be 36 inches long and 1 

 inch wide, provided with japanned buckle and two keepers. Straps 

 to be engaged on sta])les on the bottom or under side of swivel clamps 

 on side plates. These to secure closed litter when traveling to the 

 firing line. 



21. Litter straps for hinges (4). — To be made in two sections, and 

 designated as the buckle piece and tongue piece. 



First section. — For buckle piece cut a strap of leather 12 inches 

 long and 1 inch wide, shave each end, and supply a 1-inch japanned 

 buckle for one end, lap 2^ inches, drop buckle into lap in the usual 

 manner, provide keeper on upper side, and sew down. The opposite 

 end to be engaged on lower tug loop on one side of hinge, lap{)ed 2^ 

 inches and sewed down. 



Second section. — For tongue piece cut a strap 18 inches long and 1 

 inch wide, shave one end, and lap 2h inches, and point the opposite 

 end. The shaved end will be engaged on lower tug loop on opposite 

 side of hinge, lap 2^ inches, and sew down. Tongue piece to be pro- 

 vided with 9 holes punched No. 8 punch, spaced 1 inch apart, com- 

 mencing for the first 3 inches from pointed end. 



The second hinge will be provided in similar manner. The tongue 

 piece on each hinge will not be on the same side. 



22. Leather hags for frame {2). — To be made of good solid bag 

 leather, fair preferred, shaped in this manner: Cut one piece 15 

 inches long and 15 inches wide, allow 9 inches for ba:k, and 6 inches 

 turn over for lid, for front piece; cut a section 15 inches long and 9 

 inches wide or deep. For bellows cut one piece 33 inches long and 

 4^ inches wide, round the four corners of back piece and two corners 

 of front piece to correspond w4th the bottom portion of back piece, 

 hemstitch bellows to back and front piece and provide binding 

 same material cut 1^ inches wide, two pieces; first piece to be long 

 enough to extend around the back piece, the second piece long 

 enough to extend around the front piece; shave binding sufficient to 

 lap over edges freely, and sew down, six stitches to the inch, four 

 cord, Barbour's No. 12 waxed with best fair wax. Now cut two 

 j)ieces 12 inches long and three-fourths of an inch wide for back 

 piece, shave ends and supply four |-inch rings, lap H inches at each 

 end, drop rings into lap, and sew down. 



In applying ring pieces to back ])iece, measure 2h inches from each 

 end to center of strap, and sew down to back piece, the long way of 

 strap to be up and down. 



BucMe piece for ring pieces of hade piece (4). — Cut two straps for 

 upper rings, 10 inches long and three-fourths of an inch wide, supply 

 buckle and two keepers for each piece, and sew down in usual manner. 



These to be engaged onto ui)per rings on back piece and stra})i)ed 

 down to squares as supplied on the lower edge of coupling ])late. 



For the lower rings of back piece cut two straps 20 inclies long and 

 three-fourths of an inch wide, provide in similar manner as that 

 described for the iipper straps, and engage onto lower rings on back 

 piece, these to be strapped down to rings as provided on staple of 

 side plates. 



For lid provide two tongue pieces cut 8 inches long and three- 

 fourths of an inch wide shave one end of each strap and point 



