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The body is made from russet collar leather S^ to (i ounces per 

 square foot, cut and braided aroimd a core of chalk line so as to form 

 a soft, plia])le cord, which is doubled, the ends being fastened to a 

 tassel, which is made from the same leather as the body, split and 

 rolled. The ends of the tassel arc stitched throu«:h slinw and wrapped 

 with waxed shoe tliread, over which iiisset collar leather is braided. 



The button piece, made from 5^ to 6 ounce russet collar leather, 

 secures the sling strap to the saber. It is fastened by a bronzed 

 saber-knot button of brass fitting into slits in the loop. 



SABER KNOT FOR ENLISTED MEN. 



(Plate XIII.) 



The parts are — 



1 sling strap. 



2 slidmg loops. 

 1 tassel. 



1 button piece. 



1 saber-knot button. 



The sling strap is a single flap strap, with two sliding loops, all 

 made from 6 to 7 ounce russet collar leather. The ends are passed 

 through a loop on the tassel and stitched together, then passed 

 through the two sliding loops, a hole punched, and slits made for the 

 saber-knot button, which fastens the sling strap and button piece 

 together. 



The tassel, of the same leather as the body, is slit, then made into 

 a roll f inch in diameter and wrapped with waxed shoe thread. A 

 loop is then sewed on, after which the tassel is again wrapped with 

 waxed thread, over which russet collar leather is braided. 



The button piece, made from the same leather as the body and 

 tassel, doubles around the guard of the saber, and is fastened to the 

 sling strap by the saber-knot button of bronzed brass. 



SPURS. 



(Plate XIV.) 



The parts are, for one ]5air — 



2 spur bodies. 

 2 rowels. 



The bodies of officers' spurs are made of polished white metal, with 

 bar loop and stud for spur strap on each side. The rowels, made 

 from sheet spring steel 0.049 inch thick, have 24 teeth, are 0.75 inch 

 in diameter, and fastened into body by a rivet of soft steel wire 0.109 

 inch in diameter. 



Spurs for enlisted men are made of bronze, with loops and studs 

 for the spur strap. The rowels, made from soft decarbonized sheet 

 steel 0.0625 inch thick, are 0.875 inch in diameter, with ten teeth, 

 and are fastened into body in the same manner as those for officers. 



