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All the linings are made from No. 9 olive-drab cotton duck, and 

 each back lining has two buttonholes near the top for fastening ta the 

 pouches. The back lining of near side has two pockets of the sami 

 kind of duck, for the knife, fork, and spoon. The front, back, and 

 gusset linings of each pouch are joined and stitched with No. 25 

 olive-drab linen thread. 



The coffee, sugar, and salt bags, three in number, are made from 

 white cotton drill, 8 ounces per square yard, with a draw string of 

 No. 12 cotton chalk line, 20 inches long, run through hem. 



The side straps are made of russet collar leather, 7 to 8 ounces per 

 square foot, with !^-inch brass-wire buckle and two standing loops of 

 same material as strap. 



SADDLE BLANKET. 



SPECIFICATIONS. 



1. Wool. — The blankets will be made of pure wool; no Colorado 

 wool, or what is known as "carpet wool," or kemp, to be used. The 

 yarn to be evenly spun with a moderate twist and free from lumps or 

 shreds. 



2. Color. — To be a mixture of olive-drab shade, the various colors 

 required to produce the mixture to be dyed in wool and thoroughly 

 cleaned before mixing. They must be sufficiently fast to withstand 

 milling and climatic influences, such as sunlight, air, and the exposure 

 incident to military service. 



3. Border. — An olive-brown border of two stripes, as shown in 

 drawing. The wool in the border to be of the same grade as the body 

 of the blanket, and to withstand the tests for permanency of color. 



4. Threads. — The fuiished blanket to have not less than 26 tlireads 

 per inch in the warp and 36 threads per inch in the woof, and to weigh 

 not less than 5 pounds. 



5. Strength. — The blankets must be moderately combed and 

 stand a strain of at least 80 pounds per inch in the direction of the 

 warp, and 90 pounds per inch in the direction of the woof. 



6. Size. — The blankets to be rectangular, 72 by 84 inches, with 

 straight edges. 



7. Ordnance Department Brand. — Each blanket to have the 

 letters "U. S." and the bursting shell as shown in drawing. The let- 

 ters, insignia, color, and method of working same in the blanket to bo 

 the same as that shown upon the drawing. 



8. Color Test. — The, permanency of the color of the blanket Nvill 

 be tested by subjecting one blanket in every ten to the following test : 



If the tested blankets do not conform to the requirements of the 

 specifications, all the blankets delivered in that lot will be rejected. 



