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The crown chape has one end secured to upper ring of near cheek 

 piece, while to the other is stitched a IJ-inch malleable-iron center- 

 bar buckle. The ends of chape are folded over and fastened with 

 stitching and one -j\-inch tubular iron rivet and cap. 



One end of each cheek piece is secured to the halter square of nose- 

 band with stitching and a f-inch tubular iron rivet and cap, while the 

 other end is secured in the same way to a malleable-iron ring If inches 

 diameter. 



The noseband has a malleable-iron halter square, 1} by If inches, 

 secured to each end with stitching, and a f-inch tubular iron rivet and 

 cap. 



The chin strap has a l|-inch malleable-iron center-bar buckle and 2 

 standing loops, sewed to one end. Two sliding loops are also provided. 



The throat strap is folded on itself, making three thicknesses, and 

 stitched, forming a loop at the top for the 'throatband. Held in its 

 fold at the bottom end is one l|-inch halter bolt, around which passes 

 the ring of the swivel ring; two yV-inch tubular iron rivets and caps 

 reinforce the stitching. 



The swivel ring is made of malleable iron and consists of one 1 J-inch 

 halter square swiveled on a 1 f-inch ring. 



The throatband passes through the loop in throat strap and is se- 

 cured to each cheek ring with stitching and one f-inch tubular iron 

 rivet and cap. 



The halter strap is made of heavy russet harness leather, tapered at 

 one end to facilitate tying; to the other end is attached, by stitching 

 and riveting, a l|-inch tongueless malleable-iron center-bar buckle. 



The halter for officers' equipment diflers from the above in the 

 metal parts, which are cast bronze bronzed, instead of malleable iron 

 with brown japan finish. 



LINK. 



(Plate IV.) 



The strap is made of medium russet harness leather. A 1-inch mal- 

 leable-iron snap, German, bronzed, is sewed to one end, and adjust- 

 ment to fit cheek piece is provided by a sliding loop and a hook of 

 0.15-inch brass wire, which is riveted to the other end of the strap with 

 two f-inch No. 14 brass belt rivets. The link is used by enlisted men 

 only. 



SURCINGLE. 



(Plate X.) 



The body of the surcingle is made of Imen webbing 3=\ mches wide, 

 blue for cavalry and scarlet for artillery. A 1^-inch iron barrel roller 

 buckle, brown japan finish, with chape and standing loop of medium 

 russet harness leather, is securely sewed to one end, and a U-inch billet, 



