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webbing woven to shape. The two ends at the back must be pro- 

 vided with hooks for attacliing them to the belt. To each front end 

 there inust be attached two branches, the upper ends of which are 

 joined to a buckle or other device which can be adjusted on the 

 shoulder strap, and the lower ends of which are provided with hooks 

 for attacliing them to the belt. The shoulder pieces should be 2| 

 inches in width where they bear on the shoulders, and be reduced 

 in width in front and rear thereof to about 1 inch, a tolerance of plus 

 or minus 0.10 inch being allowed. The hooks for attacliing the sus- 

 penders to the belt must be of such size as can be readily inserted in 

 0.2-inch holes in the metallic eyelets of the belts, and each hook 

 must sustain a pull of not less than 100 pounds. A tolerance of plus 

 or minus 2 per cent will be permitted upon the dimensions of the 

 suspenders shown on the drawings, except where other tolerances 

 are prescribed. 



All metal parts, including glove fasteners, e3^elets, etc., shall be 

 dull-finish bronze or of metal fire gilt and burnished, and of the same 

 shade of color as that prescribed for the buttons on the service 

 uniforms of the United States Army. 



The belts and suspenders must be well milled, thoroughly clean, 

 free from crocking, closely shorn, water-repellant, and free from 

 streaks or other imperfections of dye, weave, and finish. The 

 thread used in these belts and suspenders must be dyed an olive-drab 

 color of the same standard shade as prescribed for the olive-drab 

 colored uniform ^f the United States Army. The color must pass 

 the tests prescribed in paragraph 6 of "Instructions to bidders and 

 special specifications governing the manufacture and inspection of 

 woven rifle cartridge belts, model of 1903, and suspenders, model 

 of 1907, No. 480." 



The rifle cartridge-belt fastener is made in two parts, male and 

 female, from bronze bronzed. 



To fit the belt for cavalry a ring of 0.135-inch soft brass wire is 

 fastened to it by a chape of russet collar leather, wliich is secured 

 by two No. 10 brass belt rivets passing through the e3^elets between 

 the second and third pockets from the left end. 



CANTEEN STRAP. 

 (Plate XII.) 



This consists of a body, two hooks, two clips, and a canteen snap 

 hook. 



The body is made of 1-inch olive-drab webbing, tlu'ee ply, to wliich 

 are fastened by brass eyelets the hooks, each composed of a clip 

 made from sheet brass 0.016 inch tliick, and a hook of 0.134 inch 

 soft brass wire bronzed. The canteen snap hook is held in position 

 by a tubular iron rivet passing tlirough the body of the strap. 



