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The billets are made of medium russet harness leather. Each has 

 two reinforces of same material as billet, and is fastened to front of 

 cover on off side, with stitching and one No. 10 brass belt rivet and 

 bur. 



Two 1-inch barrel roller buckles, brown japan finish, with chapes 

 of medium harness leather, are secured to front of cover on near 

 side through reinforces, each chape being fastened to cover with 

 stitching and one No. 10 brass belt rivet and bur. 



The surcingle is made of oUve-drab cotton duck No. 9, doubled 

 and stitched, as sho^vn. One 1^-inch barrel roller buclde, brown 

 japan finish, with russet harness leather chape, is securely sewed to 

 one end, and a billet of medium russet harness leather to the other. 



The crupper is made of manila rope 0.25 inch in diameter, covered 

 with 1^-inchoUve-drab cotton webbing, and is fastened to the inside 

 of the cover. The cover is reinforced outside and inside at the 

 points of attachment mth russet leather disks. 



STIRRUP WITH GUIDON SOCKET. 



(Plate I.) 



The guidon socket is used mth the regulation stirrup to form the 

 guidon stirrup, and consists of — 

 1 socket. 



1 top strap and reinforce. 

 1 bottom strap. 



The socket is made of medium russet harness leather and secured 

 to stirrup hood by the two straps. 



The top strap is made of medium russet harness leather, reinforced, 

 sewed around socket, and riveted to hood with two Vir-inch tubular 

 iron rivets and caps, brown japan finish. Tw^o iV-inch tubular iron 

 rivets and caps, brown japan finish, through strap and reinforce, in 

 addition to stitching, give necessary stiffness. 



The bottom strap is made of medium russet harness leather, sewed 

 around socket, to which it is also secured wdth two No. 12 brass belt 

 rivets ajid burs. It is fastened to the stirrup hood by two y«-inch 

 tubular iron rivets and caps, bro^vn japan finish. 



I SADDLECLOTHS. 

 (Plate IX.) 



The dress saddlecloth for general officers is made of dark-blue 

 cloth. Army standard, with an inner lining of buclvram and an outer 

 lining made from black enameled No. 1 duck, 54 inches wdde, w^eigh- 

 ing about 24 ounces per linear yard. Saddlecloth is made in halves, 

 neatly joined and held together by a strip of black enameled leather 

 placed over the seam and stitched through the cloth and lining. 

 Around the edge is a binding of black enameled leather, showing on 



