13 



1 salt bag. 



2 coffee and sugar bags. 

 2 side straps. 



For each pouch, 1 flap, 1 front, 1 back, 3 flap billets, 3 buckle 

 chapes, 1 ring chape, and 1 gusset are required. The near-side pouch 

 is for rations and the off-side for clothing. 



The flaps are made of russet bag leather, 5 to 6 ounces per square 

 foot, have letters "U.S." within an oval stamped on center of face. 

 Three flap billets, made of russet collar leather, pass through slots 

 in the flap. 



The fronts are made of russet bag leather 5 to 6 ounces per square 

 foot, and two metallic buttons are fastened inside near top of "front" 

 for securing the linings. Three |-inch brass-wire buckles with chapes 

 and standing loops of russet collar leather are sewed to lower part 

 of "front" for fastening down flaps by billets mentioned. 



The backs are made of russet bag leather 5 to 6 ounces per square 

 foot, and have two metallic buttons fastened near top for securing 

 the linings. Side straps are used to fasten the saddlebags to cincha 

 rings to prevent flapping, and are attached to lower front corner of 

 saddlebag backs by a |-inch brass ring and chape of russet collar 

 leather. 



The gussets are made of russet bag leather, 5 to 6 ounces per square 

 toot. Front, back, and gusset are joined together and stitched, with 

 folded welt inclosed in seam. The back of the pouch is reinforced 

 on each side with a triangular piece of russet bag leather. To prevent 

 ripping or tearing the ends of gusset are reinforced with a strip 

 secured to the gusset by tw^o V^-inch tubularjron rivets and caps, 

 and to the front with' one i'V,-inch tubular iron rivet and cap, and to 

 back, through triangular reinforcement, with on.eJ-incK tubular iron 

 rivet and cap.^ Pouch and flap are joined separately to seat^wdth 

 stitcliing and with two Y's-ii^ch tubular iron rivets and caps. "^ 



The seat, made of russet collar leather 7 to 8 ounces per square 

 foot and fastened to pouches and flaps, as stated above, is designed 

 to fit smoothly over cantle and side bars of the saddle, and has^one 

 hole through center for the saddlebag stud,'Vith a slot on each side 

 for the foot staples (high) to pass through. These slots are rein- 

 forced with two brass ovals 0.035 inch thick, each secured to seat 

 with two f-inch No. 12 brass belt rivets. Two key billets are riveted 

 to "seat" near slots,'^each wdth f,|-inch tubular iron rivet and cap. 



LININGS. 



The parts of one set are — - 



2 front linings. •- 



1 back lining, off side. 

 1 back lining, near side. 

 1 gusset lining. 



