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fastened to the belt l)ody by three metallic eyelets or rivets, equally 

 spaced, as shown on drawing, with centers 0.2S inch from top edge 

 of belt, and its outer end be fastened to the pocket by a secure and 

 serviceable glove fastener. The fasteners must be capable of with- 

 standing 5,000 fastenings and unfastenings without losing their 

 usefulness as such. The bottom of each pocket shall be woven to 

 the belt body and shall for a distance of 1 inch from the lower edge 

 of pocket be reinforced to a double thickness, either by interwoven 

 linen threads or by an extension of the flap, the raw^ edge of which 

 shall be sewed by two row'S of stitching to the pocket proper. The 

 raw edges of the top of the flap shall be turned under and sewed. 

 The nine pockets must be of ecjual dimensions and be equally spaced 

 in a length 26.2 inches. At each end of the pocket section there 

 shall be 10.5 inches of plain webbing, the width of which shall be 

 the same as that of the body of the belt, to which the belt fastener, 

 furnished by the Ordnance Department, will be attached. Ends of 

 billets shall be completely incased in metal and a hook shall be 

 attached to each end of the belt, and two metallic eyelets shall be 

 inserted between adjacent pockets for the three outer pockets only, 

 two outside of each end pocket, and sets of two at intervals of 2 

 inches therefrom toward the end of the belt, into which the hooks 

 may be inserted to permit the length of the belt to l)e adjusted, as 

 showTi in drawings. Metallic eyelets wall also be inserted in the body 

 of the belt, near both edges, between the adjacent pockets and out- 

 side of each end pocket. These eyelets shall be located with their 

 centers f inch from the edge of belt, and shall have washers on their 

 front faces. The diameter of the flanges of these eyelets shall be not 

 less than 0.4 inch and diameter of washers shall be not less than 0.45 

 inch. For all eyelets the threads shall be separated, the eyelet then 

 inserted and clinched without previous forming of a hole by the cutting 

 of threads. Jill metallic eyelets shall be permanently secured in the 

 belt without frajdng it and be amply strong to support a dead load 

 of not less than that which may be sustained by the fabric of which 

 the belt is made. The interior diameter of the hole in the eyelets 

 shall be 0.2 inch. 



Fifteen per cent of the belts, and no more, shall be made 4 inches 

 longer than the standard belt, but the number and position of the 

 eyelets shall remain the same as in the standard belt except that 

 the four inner eyelets for the end hooks will be omitted. A tolerance 

 of plus or minus 2 per cent wall be permitted upon the dimensions 

 of the belt shown upon the drawing. 



Specifications for Suspexders. — Each pair of suspenders for 

 w^oven cartridge belts for ball cartridges, model of 1907, shall con- 

 sist of tw^o straps crossing in the back through a seamless drawn 

 bronze or copper guide. The straps shall be of folded tape or of 



