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Sabre, (pallascli,) a straight, flat, double-edged blade, 39 inches long ; it is the sabre described 

 in Thiroux, pp. 146 — 148, as the model of "L'au XI et XII;" steel scabbard ; guard of brass, 

 and of the basket form. 



Sabre knot, a flat strap of brown leather. 



Sabre belt, of white leather waist belt, with slings ; plate hooks, like those of United States 

 officers, and is worn under the cuirass. 



Each man has one pistol, with percussion lock ; a cord is attached to a ring in the butt, and 

 passes around the neck ; the jpistol is carried in a holster on tJie ivaist belt ; this rule is general 

 for all the cavalry. 



In each platoon are four men wlio act, when necessary, as skirmishers ; thej are armed with 

 rifled carbines, the barrels of which are about fifteen inches long ; the carbine sling is like that 

 in use in the United States service, and is worn very short ; the rammer is attached to the sling. 



A cartridge box, holding twenty rounds, is slung over the left shoulder ; the box is attached 

 to the belt by swivels ; cap pouch on cartridge-box belt on the breast. The front rank men are 

 armed with lances lOi feet long ; pennons on the lances. 



Lancers. — Lance 10| feet long ; pennons of same color as facings of the uniform ; sling of 

 leather ; point of lance seven inches long ; a lance boot attached to each stirrup. 



The sabre is three feet long in the blade ; a little less curved, and rather broader and thinner 

 than the United States light artillery sabre ; scabbard of steel ; guard with but one branch, and 

 of steel. 



Sabre knot as for cuirassiers. Sabre belt of brown leather, and worn under' the coat. Each 

 man has one pistol, as for cuirassiers. Four men in each platoon carry rifled carbines, with a 

 longer barrel than that of the cuirassiers ; these men have no lances. 



Cartridge-box as for cuirassiers. , 



Hussars. — Sabre, sabre belt, pistol, and cartridge-box, as for lancers. Four men in each 

 platoon carry a rifled carbine, the rest a smooth bore carbine ; the carbine is always carried on 

 the sling, there being no carbine boot. Hussars have a sabretasch. 



Dragoons. — Each man of the first eight sq[uadrons armed with sabre and musket ; the 9th 

 and 10th squadrons armed as lancers. 



In the first eight squadrons the arms, &c. , are as follows : 



Sabre blade and hilt as for hus.sars. 



The annexed sketch shows the peculiar arrangement of the scabbard and belt ; the scabbard 

 being of leather, tipped with brass, the rings on the convex edge ; bayonet scabbard attached to 

 flat side of the sabre scabbard, by brass bands ; the belt, a Circassian shoulder belt, without 

 waist belt, and of such a length that when the sabre is drawn the top of the scabbard is just 

 under the left elbow ; when the sabre is in the scabbard the hilt is between the elbow and the 

 body. 



Smooth bore musket, with the ordinary bayonet ; the piece about four inches shorter than the 

 United States musket, and somewhat lighter ; it has a common musket sling. It is usually 

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