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officers' saber belt. 



(Plate XIII.) 



The parts are — 



1 belt body \\dth buckle and sliding loop. 

 1 officers' saber belt slide. 

 1 slide safe. 



1 officers' saber attachment. 



The belt body is made from russet collar leather 7 to 8 ounces per 

 square foot, or of two thicknesses of pigskin stitched together. It is 

 provided with a sliding loop of the same material and a If -inch 

 bronze center-bar buckle, bronzed, which is secured by stitching. 



The belt slide is made of bronze bronzed with a loop at the lower 

 end for hook attachment, and is provided with a safe to protect the 

 clothing from wear. 



The length of the saber belt is measured from the buckle end of belt 

 body to the last hole, and is 3 inches shorter than the over-all measure- 

 ment. Officers' saber belts are regularly made in four sizes, the pro- 

 portions being as follows : 



38 inches over all, with adjustment between 27^ and 35 inches, 



35 per cent. 

 43 inches over all, with adjustment between 32^ and 40 inches, 



53 per cent. 

 48 inches over all, with adjustment between 37^ and 45 inches, 



10 per cent. 

 53 inches over all, with adjustment between 42^ and 50 inches, 



2 per cent. 



The officers' saber attachment consists of the following parts: 

 1 officers' hook attachment. 

 1 long strap. 



1 short strap. 



2 officers' saber-belt snap hooks. 



2 buttons for officers' saber attachment. 



The hook attachment consists of a hook of cast bronze riveted to 

 a spring plate of half-hard brass, 0.049 inch thick. A loop of 

 bronze, for attaching the straps, is inclosed in lower part of spring 

 plate. 



Each strap is made from russet collar leather 7 to 8 ounces per 

 square foot, or from two thicknesses of pigskin stitched, and has a 

 standing loop of same material. One end of strap is passed through 

 loop of hook attachment and standing loop on strap, and is then 

 passed through loop on snap hook and fastened by a brass button, 

 bronzed, which engages in slits in the strap. 



The snap hooks are made of bronze, with tongue of same ma- 

 terial actuated by a spring made of special steel wire 0.035 inch 

 in diameter. A lock nut is placed on hook near the swivel, so that 



