GIFT OF
UNIFORM REGULATIONS
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
TOGETHER WITH
UNIFORM REGULATIONS COMMON TO BOTH
U. S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
1912
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1913
HEADQUARTERS U. S. MARINE CORPS,
Washington, November 29, 1912.
The regulations contained in the " Uniform Eegulations United
States Marine Corps, 1912," shall govern the uniform of the officers
and enlisted men of the United States Marine Corps.
The changes necessary to make former uniform and equipment of
officers conform thereto will be made as soon as practicable and be
completed not later than January 1, 1914, after which date uniform
or equipment that does not conform to these regulations shall not
be worn; except that officers who now have cloaks or capes in proper
condition and a few inches shorter than required by these regulations,
but otherwise in accordance therewith, may continue to wear them
after that date.
The overcoat and the winter field uniform therein prescribed will be
provided by officers as soon as practicable, and not later than Jan-
uary 1, 1914.
The issue of the overcoat and the winter field uniform to the enlisted
men of the Marine Corps and the necessary alterations in their dress
uniforms will be made as soon as practicable.
W. P. BIDDLE,
Major General Commandant.
Approved:
BEEKMAN WINTHROP,
Acting Secretary of the Navy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Page.
CHAPTER 1 . General uniform regulations governing both Navy and Marine
Corps. 5
CHAPTER 2. Occasions on which each uniform is to be worn 17
CHAPTER 3. General regulations governing uniform of officers and enlisted
men of the Marine Corps 25
CHAPTER 4. Description of the several uniforms of officers of the Marine Corps. 27
CHAPTER 5. Description of garments and articles of equipment of officers of
the Marine Corps 32
CHAPTER 6. List of articles of uniform and equipment with which each officer
of the Marine Corps is required to be provided 62
CHAPTER 7. Description of the several uniforms of enlisted men of the Marine
Corps, except members of the Marine Band 64
CHAPTER 8. Description of garments and articles of equipment of enlisted men
of the Marine Corps, except members of the Marine Band 66
CHAPTER 9. Instructions for marking clothing and equipments of enlisted
men of the Marine Corps 80
CHAPTER 10. Description of the several uniforms of members of the Marine
Band 81
CHAPTER 11. Description of the garments and articles of equipment of mem-
bers of the Marine Band 83
CHAPTER 12. Instructions for packing knapsacks and blanket rolls 93
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CHAPTER I.
GENERAL UNIFORM REGULATIONS GOVERNING BOTH NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS.
1. Officers in authority shall assure themselves that all officers
and enlisted men serving under them conform strictly to these uni-
form regulations. Particular attention is directed to the questions
concerning uniform required to be answered in making out reports
on the fitness of officers.
2. Officers shall set an example of neatness and strict conformity
to regulations in uniforms and equipment. Enlisted men must be
neat and trim in their persons and dress on all occasions.
3. Every person belonging to the Navy or Marine Corps is strictly
forbidden to wear any dress or decoration other than that to which
his grade or the law entitles him. No decoration received from a
foreign Government, nor any other decoration or badge not speci-
fically prescribed or authorized by these regulations, shall be worn
exposed by any officer or enlisted man.
4. Officers and enlisted men on duty shall at all times wear the
uniform of their respective grades, as prescribed herein or by the
senior officer present, except as otherwise provided in these regula-
tions.
5. Officers serving on board torpedo vessels and submarines are
not required to wear or carry with them other uniforms than service
dress or white service dress.
6. Officers serving under acting commissions in time of war or for
other special purposes, acting assistant surgeons appointed for three
years' service in the Navy, and acting assistant dental surgeons are
required to provide themselves only with the articles of uniform
prescribed for service dress and white service dress.
7. Officers of the Naval Medical Reserve Corps ordered to active
duty shall be required to provide themselves only with the articles
of uniform prescribed for undress, service dress, and white service
dress.
8. Chiefs of bureaus of the Navy Department, upon occasions
when uniform is worn, shall wear uniforms bearing the equipments
and rank insignia denoting the rank of rear admiral and the distinc-
tive devices of the corps to which they respectively belong.
9. An officer holding an acting appointment shall wear the uniform
of the grade to which he is appointed until such appointment be
revoked, when he shall resume the uniform and title of his actual
rank.
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10. An officer promoted may be authorized or ordered by a com-
mander in chief or other officer in chief command afloat or at a shore
station, or the commanding officer of a vessel acting singly, if satisfied
that the promotion has been made, to assume the rank and uniform
of the grade to which he has been promoted.
11. During divine service a chaplain may wear the vestments of
the church to which he belongs.
12. Officers on the retired list on active duty shall conform to
these regulations the same in all respects as officers on the active
list; if not on duty, they are not required to wear or have uniform,
but they may wear uniform in conformity with these regulations,
except that in pattern their uniforms and equipments may be either
as prescribed herein or as at the time of their retirement.
13. Officers suspended from duty by sentence of a court-martial,
or on furlough or waiting orders for punishment, are prohibited from
wearing uniform during the period of punishment.
14. When on duty, or when ashore in a foreign port, enlisted men
of the Navy or Marine Corps, whether serving afloat or ashore, shall
not wear any dress but their prescribed uniforms. Nonregulation
outer or under clothing shall not be worn nor kept in the possession
of enlisted men on board ship or within the limits of a shore station.
15. Parts of one uniform shall not be worn with parts of another;
except as specified in these regulations.
16. Civilian's clothing may be permitted to be worn by officers and
enlisted men as provided in the following paragraphs, but discre-
tion must be observed in granting this privilege in foreign ports:
(a) Officers may be authorized to wear civilian's clothing when
on duty at the Navy Department, Naval Observatory, or Marine
Corps headquarters, or when employed on shore duty without troops
other than at navy yards, shore stations, and recruiting offices.
(&) Officers on leave of absence from their places of duty, or hav-
ing permission to leave the ship or station, may wear civilian's cloth-
ing, at the discretion of the senior officer present.
(c) Enlisted men may be permitted to wear civilian's clothing
when on leave of absence or liberty in a home port, but they shall
not be allowed to have any articles of civilian's clothing in their pos-
session on board ship.
17. With civilian's clothing, officers of the Navy shall not wear
any part of the uniform except the overcoat, cloak, or mackintosh.
Officers of the Marine Corps shall not wear any part of the uniform
with civilian's clothing except the raincoat or cape. Enlisted men
of the Navy shall not wear any part of the uniform with civilian's
clothing except the overcoat, jersey, underclothing, and shoes;
enlisted men of the Marine Corps, none except underclothing and
shoes.
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18 . The uniform for officers and men for the day or for any particular
occasion shall be fixed by the senior officer present, with due regard
to the duty to be performed and the state of the weather and, as far
as may be practicable, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2
of these regulations. In any special case not definitely covered by
chapter 2 the senior officer present shall be guided in assigning the
uniform by the general principles laid down in that chapter. As far
as practicable, the officers and men shall wear corresponding uniforms.
As a matter of routine, the uniform at posts and barracks of the
Marine Corps shall be prescribed by the commanding officer.
19. In the fleet the uniform of the day prescribed by the senior
officer present shall be worn by officers of the watch; by all petty
officers, signalmen, and others on watch above decks, and by running
boats', steamers', and power boats' crews; by all persons above deck
at "all hands" when going in or out of port, and generally by all
officers and men above decks and in common living spaces; but
commanding officers may prescribe or permit working dress for
other persons, as may be most suitable to the exercise or duty of the
ship at the time.
20. On all occasions of ceremony or duty, and on social occasions
when officers attend in an official capacity, uniform shall be worn.
21. On board saluting ships mess dress or evening dress shall be
worn at dinner, when not at sea, in the messes of commissioned
officers. All the members of any one mess shall appear in the same
dress. After dinner, officers not on duty may appear on deck in the
dress worn at mess or in service dress blue or white. The com-
manding officer may substitute the uniform of the day to be worn at
dinner on account of coaling ship or other special circumstances,
including those under which adequate laundry facilities are lacking.
22. Officers on duty with enlisted men under arms on shore shall
ordinarily wear service dress (undress or field dress for officers of the
Marine Corps). On occasions of special ceremony, when special full
dress or full dress is prescribed for other officers present, officers of
the Navy on duty with enlisted men shall wear undress, with leggings,
and officers of the Marine Corps shall wear such uniform as may be
prescribed for them.
23. Leggings shall always be worn by officers and enlisted men of
the Navy when on duty in the field or with a naval brigade or landing
party, but never by naval or marine officers in special full dress or
full dress. Marines shall not wear leggings at ordinary drills under
arms unless specified, but when marines form part of a mixed landing
force, leggings for marines shall be expressly specified if the rest
wear them.
24. Leggings shall always be worn by enlisted men of the Navy
with any form of dress when under arms for parade or ceremony, or
infantry or artillery drill, or a landing party, or on guard detail, or
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when on duty ashore as patrol or beachmaster's guard, or as mail
orderly. With leggings, high black shoes shall be worn by naval
officers and enlisted men.
25. (a) Swords shall be worn as prescribed in these regulations
and on other special occasions at the discretion of the senior officer
present, at Saturday inspection and other general inspections of the
crew by the commanding officer, at parades, at infantry or artillery
drills, at military formations, or when leaving the ship, station, or
garrison on military duty.
(6) The wearing of swords may be dispensed with in the field by
order of the senior officer present.
GO The sword shall be worn habitually hooked up, with the hilt
inclining to the rear and the sling straps outside the scabbard. When
mounted, the sword shall be worn unhooked. The prescribed sword
belt and the proper sword knot (for all commissioned officers except
chaplains) shall always be worn with the sword.
(d) When the sword is worn without other side arms, the sword
belt shall be worn over the special full-dress coat and frock coats of
officers of the Navy, and over the full-dress coat and field coats of
officers of the Marine Corps. It shall be worn under the service
coats of officers of the Navy and undress coats of officers of the
Marine Corps.
GO When worn with the overcoat without other side arms, the belt
shall be worn under the overcoat, but the sword itself shall be worn
outside of the overcoat, with the long sling of the belt passing through
the rear slit in the coat and the short sling through the side slit.
(/) When the revolver is carried, the belt shall be worn outside of
every coat, including the overcoat, the revolver being worn slightly
in front of the right hip. The cartridge attachments worn with the
sword belt shall be worn in front and to the right and left of the belt
buckle. If only one cartridge attachment be worn, it shall be to the
right of the buckle.
(g) When the sword is worn with the Navy evening dress coat,
the belt shall be worn under the waistcoat.
(h) Officers or men wearing side arms shall not remove their caps
or other head covering except indoors.
(i) A petty officer on boat duty, in charge of a guard boat, or on
other special duty shall wear the service revolver belt, but this pro-
vision shall not apply to the coxswain of a boat unless the boat's
crew is armed.
26. No watch chains, fobs, pins, or other jewelry shall be worn
exposed upon the uniform by any officer or enlisted man of the Navy
or Marine Corps, except sleeve buttons and shirt studs as prescribed.
27. (1) Medals and badges, or their ribbons, shall be worn by all
persons for whom they have been authorized, in the following order,
from the center of the body toward the left shoulder, except the
medal of honor, which shall be worn pendent from the neck.
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(Pis. 4144.)
(a) Medal of honor ribbon.
(6) Distinguished service medal. 1
(c) Medal commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay.
(d) Medal commemorating the naval engagements in the West Indies.
(e) Special meritorious medal for service during the Spanish War
other than in battle.
(/) Civil War badge.
(g) Spanish campaign badge.
(h) Philippine campaign badge.
. (i) China relief-expedition badge.
(j) Gold life-saving medal.
Qc) Silver life-saving medal.
(Z) Cuban pacification badge.
(m) Good-conduct medal.
(n) Medals or badges awarded for service performed while in the
Army, Marine Corps, or other branch of the Government, if not
included among those specified above.
(o) Medals or badges for excellence in gunnery.
(p) Medals or badges for excellence in small-arms firing, in the fol-
lowing order: (1) sharpshooter's medal; (2) expert rifleman's bar;
(3) expert pistol shot's bar; (4) distinguished marksman's badge;
(5) expert rifleman's badge; (6) sharpshooter's badge (not worn if
5 is held); (7) marksman's badge (not worn if 5 or 6 is held); (8)
Marine Corps competition individual medal; (9) Marine Corps divi-
sion competition medal; (10) medals given by the National Rifle
Association for excellence in shooting at matches held under the
cognizance of that association; worn in the order in which won.
(2) The wearing of the following badges (q, r, s) is optional with
the holders ; but if these or any of them are worn, none of the medals
or badges awarded by the Government shall be worn at the same
time with them:
(q) Authorized badges of military societies in the order of date of
the wars which they commemorate.
(r) Badge of the Army and Navy Union of the United States.
(s) Badge of the Enlisted Men's Abstinence League.
(3) The badges referred to in subparagraph (g) of the preceding
paragraph are the distinctive medals and badges adopted by societies
of men who have served in the Army or Navy of the United States in
the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the
War of the Rebellion, the Spanish- American War, and the incident
insurrection in the Philippines, and the China relief expedition of
1900. The law permits them to be worn upon all occasions of cere-
mony by officers and men of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps who
1 If authorized by Congress.
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are members of said organizations in their own right. Persons who
by right of inheritance and election are members of any of the above-
named societies are members thereof in their own right.
(4) Medals and badges shall be worn
(a) By officers of the Navy with special full-dress uniform.
(b) By enlisted men of the Navy with dress uniform on occasions
of ceremony other than parades under arms on shore.
(c) By officers of the Marine Corps with special full dress or full-
dress uniforms; and with other uniforms on occasions of ceremony
when prescribed.
(d) By enlisted men of the Marine Corps with dress uniform on
occasions of ceremony; and with other uniforms on occasions of
ceremony when prescribed.
(5) Ribbons of medals and badges shall be worn
(a) By officers of the Navy on the frock coat, the evening dress
coat, the mess jacket when worn with dinner dress, and the white
service coat when worn on occasions of ceremony in place of undress,
dress, or full dress.
(b) By enlisted men of the Navy in dress uniform, except on those
occasions when medals are prescribed, in (4), ~b, above.
(c) By officers of the Marine Corps, always with undress, white
undress, field (except when the coat is not worn), and mess uniforms,
and with those uniforms only, except as limited by subparagraph (e)
below.
(d) By enlisted men of the Marine Corps, with dress when medals
and badges are not prescribed, and with field uniforms (except when
the coat is not worn), and with those uniforms only, except as limited
by subparagraph (e) below.
(e) When officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps are serving
on board a ship of the Navy they shall wear the ribbons of medals
and badges only under the same conditions as prescribed for officers
and enlisted men, respectively, of the Navy.
(6) Medals and badges having no ribbons shall be worn only when
other medals and badges are worn, except that an officer or enlisted man
who has been awarded a gunnery medal or badge, an expert rifleman's
badge, a sharpshooter's badge, or a marksman's badge shall wear it as
prescribed in paragraph (1) of this article when the ribbons of medals
and badges are worn, one-fourth of an inch below the center of the row
of ribbons.
(7) Medals, badges, or ribbons shall not be worn on the overcoat.
(8) The medal of honor shall be worn pendent from the neck.
Other medals and badges shall be worn on the left breast, in one
horizontal line, suspended from a single holding bar, the upper edge
of which shall be, for officers of the Navy and Marine Corps and for
enlisted men of the Marine Corps, midway between the first and second
buttons from the top of the coat, and for enlisted men of the Navy
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on a line 1 inch below the point of the shoulder (by the point of the
shoulder is meant a point in front halfway between the top and the
bottom of the shoulder joint). The holding bar, which shall not be
longer than from front center line of the coat to the armhole seam,
shall be so placed upon the uniform that its center shall be at a point
midway between the front center line of the coat and the left arm-
hole. When a medal or badge has an exposed bar at the top of the
ribbon such bar shall be mounted on the front of the holding bar
or shall form a part of such bar, and where there are several such
exposed bare on a single medal or badge the uppermost bar shall be
so mounted. When the number of medals and badges to be worn
is so great that they can not all be suspended from a holding bar of
the prescribed length and at the same time be fully seen, they shall
overlap sufficiently to permit them all to be mounted on the bar,
each medal or badge partially covering the one on its left, and the
right-hand one showing in full, the overlapping being equal for all
of the medals and badges worn. The holding bar for the suspension
of medals and badges shall be of metal or other material of sufficient
stiffness and shall be wholly covered by the ribbons or exposed bars.
(9) Ribbons of medals and badges shall be worn in a horizontal
row, clear of the lapel and, so far as practicable, at the same height
and in the same order and manner as prescribed above for the bar of
medals and badges. They shall be in length equal to the full width
of the ribbon attached to the medal or badge and three-eighths of
an inch wide and sewed on the cloth of the coat, with sufficient stiffen-
ing to keep them from wrinkling, without intervals, or worn on a bar
and pinned to the coat, provided no portion of the bar and pin be
visible. If there is not sufficient room to wear the ribbons in one
row they shall not be made to overlap, as in the case of medals, but
shall be arranged in two or more parallel rows, placed one under the
other with an interval of one-quarter inch between the bottom of
one row and the top of the next, the top row being placed as above
described.
28. The officer of the deck shall wear gloves and carry a binocular
or spyglass in port; and at sea he shall carry a binocular and have a
deck trumpet or megaphone directly at hand.
29. The cloak or mackintosh may be worn in inclement weather,
except at drills, exercises, and ceremonies, or when specially pro-
hibited.
30. Gloves shall always be worn with the sword on occasions of
ceremony, except by Marine officers in summer field dress. The
senior officer present may prescribe gloves at any time.
31. The badge of official mourning shall consist of a black crape
band 3 inches wide and about 20 inches long knotted upon the sword
hilt, and a black crape band 3 inches wide worn on the left arm above
the elbow.
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32. The hair, beard, and mustache shall be worn neatly trimmed.
The face shall be kept clean shaved, except that a mustache, or
beard and mustache, may be worn at discretion. No eccentricities
in the manner of wearing the hair, beard, or mustache shall be
allowed.
33. The use of sheath knives on board ship by the crew is forbidden,
but every man of the seaman branch shall carry a jackknife.
34. Knife lanyards as a part of dress uniform shall be worn by all
men of the Navy, except chief petty officers, bandsmen, and officers'
stewards and cooks.
35. A sick-list badge, consisting of an arm band of white cotton
2 inches wide, shall be issued by the medical officer to each enlisted
man on the sick list, to be worn on the right arm above the elbow.
The badge shall be distinctly marked in black block figures with a
number, to be entered upon the sick list furnished for the use of the
officer of the deck. When a man's name is removed from the sick
list, he shall return his badge, neatly washed, to the dispensary.
36. The Geneva cross brassard shall consist of a band of white
cotton bearing a red Geneva cross, painted or stitched on the band,
to be fastened around the upper part of the right arm over the outer
garment. The band shall be 4 inches wide, the cross 3 inches in
height and width, and the arms of the cross 1 inch wide.
37. Commissary stewards shall wear the same uniform as chief
commissary stewards, except that the rating badge shall bear the
chevrons of a petty officer, first class, instead of a chief petty officer.
38. In warm weather chief petty officers may take off the coat and
waistcoat when on duty below the main deck.
39. Overshirts, jumpers, trousers, and underclothes shall be fitted
with eyelets for stops.
40. Cooks at work in the galleys shall wear white undress without
neckerchiefs, and white aprons. When not on duty there they shall
wear the uniform of the day. Messmen while performing their
duties as such shall wear white undress, without neckerchiefs (marines,
the corresponding uniform), and they may wear this uniform any
time below decks, but at quarters and off duty they shall wear the
uniform of the day. Mess attendants on board ship shall at all times
wear the white jacket, with white or blue trousers, according to the
prescribed uniform of the day. When leaving the ship they shall
wear the same uniform as other enlisted men.
41. The jersey may be worn, by men for whom prescribed, as an
outer garment from sunset until 8 a. m., either in place of the over-
shirt or jumper or over it. During the day the jersey may be pre-
scribed as an outer garment for drills, exercises, or working parties
on board ship, in boats, or on shore at a navy yard or naval station,
to be worn in place of or over the overshirt or jumper. As an addi-
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tional undergarment the jersey may be prescribed to be worn under
the jumper or overshirt; and boatswain's mates, coxswains, quarter-
masters, signalmen, sentries, and others whose duties keep them ex-
posed to the weather without sufficient exercise or work to keep them
warm, and liberty men, may so wear it, night or day, even when not
prescribed for the whole ship's company. At training stations the
jersey shall be worn Only as an outer garment, and only when pre-
scribed. The jersey shall not show below the overshirt or jumper and
shall never be worn without an undershirt; nor be tucked inside the
trousers.
42. On July 1, 1913, the jersey will cease to be an article of uni-
form, except as above described, at the Newport and Great Lakes
training stations; but may still be worn for athletics, except during
the prescribed physical drill and training.
43 . At sea and in isolated anchorages for target practice or similar
service, when hot weather or other conditions render it desirable, the
uniform of the day for enlisted men may be modified by omitting the
jumper, chief petty officers leaving off the coat and wearing white
shirts, with belts instead of suspenders for the trousers. This uni-
form will be indicated by signal, and particular care must then be
taken that none but clean uniform undershirts are worn and that a
neat appearance is preserved at mess. Jumpers will be resumed at
the supper hour. All cooks, mess attendants, members of the guard,
and persons that have occasion to enter officers' quarters shall not
wear this uniform, and running steamers' crews will be exempted
unless otherwise especially directed. A morning signal fixing the
uniform the same as the day before will not apply to this variation ;
a new signal will be required for each day. Commanding officers
may exempt such men from omitting the jumper or overshirt as they
may think advisable, lest it be a hardship to some who, being off
watch, for instance, have no work to perform; but in units, such as
boats' crews or signalmen, all must be dressed alike.
44. Shoes, neatly blacked, shall always be worn with dress and
undress, except that, with the latter, when the decks are wet or in
hot climates or in boats, shoes may be dispensed with unless the men
are to go ashore for any purpose. Shoes should be dispensed with
whenever practicable in boats, all men in the crew being in uniform
in this respect; but in steam or power boats the coxswain and engi-
neer force may wear shoes while the others are barefoot. Tan leather
shoes may be ordered for marines when in white trousers and shall
be worn by them when in field dress, or when leggings are prescribed.
45. The watch cap may be worn at sea by men for whom prescribed,
but not during day watches in port, except in foul or severe weather,
cleaning, or refitting, if so ordered or permitted by the senior officer
present, or coaling ship. It shall not be worn by chief petty officers,
officers'" stewards and cooks, bandsmen, or marines.
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46. Underclothing shall always be worn. Unless a particular
weight of underclothing is prescribed, enlisted men may wear heavy,
medium, or light, at discretion. No underclothing is regulation
unless drawn from official sources.
47. Headgear shall be white by day when white is prescribed for
any other portion of the uniform; except when white trousers are
prescribed with dress uniform for the Navy, or special full dress or
full dress for the Marine Corps. White caps or white trousers or both
may be prescribed with service dress and undress uniforms, white
caps being always worn when white trousers are prescribed with
these uniforms. White caps shall not be worn with the naval evening
dress coat or the Marine Corps blue mess jacket.
48. Overcoats may be ordered for officers or men or both when
appropriate. When overcoats are worn, epaulets shall be dispensed
with. Overcoats may be worn by officers and men, on or off duty,
at sea or in port, on board their own ships, when the uniform of the
day is service dress, unless overcoats are expressly ordered not to be
worn; but when called to quarters, only the prescribed uniform shall
be worn. Under similar conditions, overcoats may be ordered for a
whole boat's crew, withoujt reference to the senior officer present.
49. The overcoat prescribed for enlisted men (not chief petty
officers) may be worn by officers on duty on board their own ships
or at exercise in boats ; but not by officers of the watch while colors
are hoisted, except at sea or during general cleaning or coaling, nor
by any officers at quarters for inspection or other ceremony. Stripes
shall be worn on the sleeves as on the regular uniform overcoat.
50. Rain clothes, with or without rubber boots, may be worn by
officers and men in foul weather, at sea or in port, including getting
underway and coming to anchor, and also by whole boats' crews, unless
specially ordered not to be worn. When the weather is too cold to
go barefoot, men may wear rubber boots during wet weather or while
washing down the deck, but rubber boots shall not be worn by the
crews of steam or power boats.
51. Dungarees may be worn on board cruising vessels:
(a) By the engineer and dynamo room force while on duty.
(6) By gunner's mates, turret captains, electricians, mechanics,
and men regularly detailed as helpers or strikers in turrets or in care
of machinery below decks, instead of white working dress while
employed at work that would damage the white uniform.
(c) By the engineer crews of steamers and power boats.
Dungarees shall not be worn nor had in possession by other men.
52. Officers shall limit their wearing of dungarees to the actual
requirements of duty. They shall not wear them for duty above
decks for which worn blue or white clothing would suffice.
53. Dungarees shall be worn by officers and men as a complete
suit, with the hat or cap prescribed for the day. They shall not be
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worn at mess, except by engineer and dynamo force about to go on
watch and engineer crews of steamers, and then only when the
dungaree suits are clean.
54. Torpedo and submarine vessels' crews shall wear dungaree
suits instead of white undress while on board or in boats, and also
on shore within the limits of a navy yard or station, except on Satur-
day afternoon and Sunday by men off duty. In other circum-
stances the restrictions of paragraph 51 apply.
55. All wearing apparel drawn from a pay officer or from the
quartermaster's department of the Marine Corps shall be considered
uniform.
56. Clothes made by the men for themselves, made by ship's tailors
for them, or received by them from other than official sources, shall
conform strictly in material, pattern, and making-up to those issued
by the Government; and no devices for blue or white caps, rating
badges, distinguishing marks, apprentice marks, service stripes,
braids, or cap ribbons, other than those issued by the Government, are
to be used by enlisted men under any circumstances. Fancy stitch-
ings and embroidery are forbidden. Enlisted men of the Marine Corps
shall wear only clothing and equipment drawn from the quartermas-
ter's department of the Marine Corps, except in case of wreck, fire, or
other great emergency, when it becomes absolutely necessary to pur-
chase clothing from other sources, in which case the clothing so pur-
chased shall conform as nearly as possible to that prescribed in these
regulations. All clothing not drawn from Government sources shall
be inspected by the division officer before being worn.
57. Standard samples of every article of enlisted men's uniforms
shall be kept at the naval clothing factory, or in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps. The articles issued to ships shall
conform in every respect to the standard samples, and no change
shall be permitted without the sanction of the Secretary of the Navy.
Pay officers of ships will be supplied with a set of paper patterns of
sizes 3 and 5 of the overshirt, and 4, 8, and 12 of the trousers, for
the use of enlisted men in making clothing.
58. The clothes, arms, military outfits, and accouterments fur-
nished by the United States to any enlisted person in the Navy or
Marine Corps, or required by such persons as a part of their pre-
scribed uniforms or outfits, shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged,
pledged, loaned, nor given away, except by competent authority
therefor.
59. No transfer or exchange of clothing shall be made without the
authority of the commanding officer. When clothing belonging to
deserters is sold, the name of the deserter shall be obliterated with a
stamp marked "D C," and the purchaser's name shall be placed
upon it as soon as possible.
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60. The executive officer of a ship shall see that officers com-
manding divisions keep correct lists of their men's clothing and have
necessary requisitions made out, and that they are careful in the
inspection of their divisions, their clothing, and their bedding. He
shall prepare a dress board on which will be indicated the uniform
of the crew, and place it in a conspicuous position on board.
61. Whenever recruits are received on board a receiving ship or
at a training station they shall be required at once to have their hair
cut, bathe, and report for physical examination. Upon the com-
pletion of the examination, should the recruits qualify, commanding
officers shall have the outfit of clothing issued to each and carefully
marked. Commanding officers shall not allow recruits to keep on
board any article of clothing not authorized by regulations except
such underclothing in good condition as may be worn at the time of
enlistment. All other citizens' clothing must be disposed of as the
recruit may desire. Clothing or small stores shall not be issued to
recruits without the written order of the commanding officer.
62. Officers of divisions shall take especial care that all outer and
under clothing, overcoats, caps, hats, and bedding of the men are in
accordance with the prescribed uniform in respect to quality, pattern,
and color, and that every article is properly marked in accordance
with these regulations. They shall see that all materials drawn are
used for the purpose required; that all clothing is neatly made,
marked, and kept in order, and that none of it is sold; that the men
are neat in person and clothing, and provided with regulation knives
and lanyards; and that underclothing is worn at all times unless
dispensed with by order of the captain. All work done by the ship's
tailor shall be submitted to the division officer for inspection and
approval before it is accepted or any payment made therefor.
63. Copies of all parts of these regulations necessary for the pur-
pose shall be posted in places where they may be consulted at all
times by enlisted men.
CHAPTER 2.
OCCASIONS ON WHICH EACH UNIFORM IS TO BE WOKN,
64.
OFFICERS.
1. State occasions, at home or abroad.
2. Receiving or being received by the President,
an ex-President, the Vice President, or the
Secretary of the Navy of the United States,
or the sovereign, chief executive, or ruler of
any country, or any member of a royal family,
or an ambassador of the United States or of any
country, at home or abroad.
3. At ceremonies, solemnities, or entertainments,
when desirable to do special honor to the occa-
sion.
4. At general inspection on the first Saturday in
the month. In inclement weather, service
dress may be prescribed.
Navy. Special full dress or
white special full dress.
Marine Corps. Special full
dress (with full-dress trou-
sers, if in line with troops),
or white special full dress.
5. First visits to officers of flag rank, or exchanging
visits of ceremony with foreign official.
6. Ceremonies, solemnities, or entertainments where
dress uniform is not sufficient.
Navy. Full dress, or white
full dress.
Marine Corps. Special full
dress (with full-dress trou-
sers, if in line with troops),
or white full dress.
7. Reception of
a Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
b Member of the President's Cabinet other
than the Secretary of the Navy.
c Chief Justice of the United States.
d Governor general of islands or groups of
islands occupied by the United States,
visiting a ship or station officially within
the waters or limits of his government.
e Governor of one of the States or Territories
of the United States, visiting a ship or
station within the waters or limits of his
government.
/ President of the Senate.
g Speaker of the House of Representatives.
h Committee of Congress.
i Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary, minister resident, or other diplo-
matic representative of or above the rank
of charge d'affaires, within the waters of
the nation to which he is accredited.
j Flag officer going aboard his flagship to
assume command; also when he relin-
quishes command.
8. First visit in port to commanding officers, and
ordinary occasions of duty and ceremony on
shore.
9. At Saturday morning inspections, except the
first in the month . In inclement or hot weather,
service dress or white service dress may be
prescribed ; in either case with swords.
Navy. Dress, or white dress.
Marine Corps. Special full
dress (with full-dress trou-
sers, if in line with troops),
or white undress.
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10. Reporting for duty.
11. Serving as a member of, or witness before, a court
or board, except a board of survey.
Navy. Undress, or white un-
dress.
Marine Corps. U n d r e s s ,
white undress, or field dress.
12. Upon occasions of special ceremony, by officers
on duty with enlisted men under arms on shore,
when the uniform prescribed for other officers
is special full dress or full dress.
Navy. Undress with leggings,
or white undress with leg-
gings.
Marine Corps. Full dress, or
white undress. (Leggings
shall never be worn with
full dress.)
13. Visiting foreign officers other than commanding
officers.
14. At informal daytime receptions, to which officers
are invited in their official capacity, when
frock coats are appropriate.
Navy. Undress, or white un-
dress, without swords.
Marine Corps. Undress, or
white undress, without
swords.
15. At all times not otherwise provided for.
Navy. Service dress (or white
service dress when suitable) .
Marine Corps. Undress (or
white undress when suit-
able) without swords.
16. On duty with enlisted men under arms ashore,
except as specified in No. 12.
Navy. Service dress, blue or
white, as prescribed, and
leggings, with swords (or
revolvers, or both).
Marine Corps. Undress, or
field dress, with or without
leggings, as prescribed; re-
volvers also if prescribed.
17. When prescribed by the senior officer present.
18. At the option of and under restrictions imposed
by the commanding officer, when the uniform
of the day is white service dress; to be worn
only by officers on board their own ship, or at
exercise in boats.
Navy. White service dress,
with blue trousers.
Marine Corps. White un-
dress, with blue undress
trousers, without swords.
19. Ceremonies in the evening to which officers are
invited in their official capacity, such as public
balls, dinners, and evening receptions. In hot
weather, and in other circumstances where
appropriate, dinner dress may be prescribed.
Navy. Evening full dress.
Marine Corps. Special full
dress, or mess dress.
20. At informal evening occasions to which officers
are invited in their official capacity. In hot
weather, or in other circumstances where ap-
propriate, mess dress may be prescribed.
21. At dinner, when not at sea, on board saluting
ships, for officers for whom the evening dress
coat is prescribed. When the uniform of the
day has been white, mess dress may be sub-
stituted by the commanding officer.
Navy. Evening dress.
Marine Corps. Mess dress.
22 On occasions of ceremony, as in No. 19, or in hot
weather and other circumstances where appro-
priate, as a substitute for uniform C.
Navy. Dinner dress.
Marine Corps. Mess
with white mess jacket.
23. On ordinary social occasions in the evening to
which officers are invited in their official
capacity, and where hot weather and other
circumstances make it appropriate.
24. When authorized under No. 21 by the command-
ing officer.
Navy. Mess dress.
Marine Corps. Mess dress,
with white mess jacket.
White trousers may be pre-
scribed for both Navy and
Marine Corps.
UNIFOKM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
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65. Uniforms to be designated when officers of the Army, Navy,
and Marine Corps are together:
Designation of
uniform.
Composition of uniforms for
Army.
Navy.
Marine Corps.
Uniform A
Uniform B
Uniform C.
Full dress....
Dress . .
Special full dress,
or white special
full dress.
Undress, or white
undress.
Evening full dress;
or evening full
dress without
swords or belts,
and with blue
caps; or dinner
dress.
Special full dress (with full-
dress trousers if in line with
troops), or white special full
dress.
Undress, or white undress.
Special full dress, or mess
dress.
Full dress or
evening
dress.
66. At the White House or at an entertainment given in honor of
the President, one of the uniforms above shall be worn, as designated;
but if none be designated, then uniform shall be worn in accordance
with the following :
For state dinners Uniform A.
For informal, small dinners Uniform C.
Evening musicale or dance Uniform C.
New Year's and all other state receptions, whether in the day-
time or in the evening Uniform A.
All other daytime functions, until 6 p. m Uniform B.
67. When officers of the Army and officers of the Navy and Marine
Corps, or either are in attendance together elsewhere than at the
White House, one of the three above uniforms shall be designated by
the senior officer present, in accordance with the general plan pre-
scribed in the preceding paragraph.
68. ENLISTED MEN.
Occasion.
Uniform for
Navy.
Marine Corps.
1. Occasions of ceremony, parades or re-
views, unless otherwise ordered.
2. On liberty or leave
Dress
Dress.
Dress or summer
field dress.*
Dress or field dress.
Field dress.
Field dress, without
coats, with flannel
shirts.
Dress or field dress,
without coats.
do
3. On ordinary occasions, either on or off
duty.
4. At battery drills, and by details of men
or individuals engaged in work for
which this dress is necessary.
5. Physical and battery drills, boat exer-
cise under oars, handling stores or
ammunition alongside, when pre-
scribed.
6. In the Tropics in isolated anchorages,
or at sea, when prescribed.
Undress
Working dress
Undress, without
jumpers.
White undress, with-
out jumpers.
* The winter field uniform shall not be worn by enlisted men on liberty or leave, except in the case of
expeditionary forces where the men do not carry dress uniform with them.
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69. Winter or summer field dress shall be worn by officers and
men of the Marine Corps, when prescribed by competent authority,
in the field, in garrison, at drills and maneuvers ashore, or when serving
afloat. Marine detachments of ships shall wear the corresponding
field cap when field dress is worn on board ship or on liberty.
70. (1) The uniform of the day or for any special occasion shall be
designated by means of the phrases given below in paragraphs 3 and 4
of this article, which represent all authorized combinations of uni-
forms. In setting the uniform the order shaU prescribe them in the
following sequence, except that signals may be made simultaneously
if desired :
(a) Uniform for officers of the Navy.
(b) Uniform for officers of the Marine Corps.
(c) Uniform for chief petty officers (and men wearing similar cloth-
ing) if different from that for other enlisted men of the Navy.
(d) Uniform for enlisted men of the Navy.
(e) Uniform for enlisted men of the Marine Corps.
(/") Uniform for bandsmen if different from that for other enlisted
men of the Navy.
(2) When white uniforms, or uniforms any part or parts of which
are white, are designated, they shall be so prescribed that officers
and men of all branches shall be similarly clothed, as far as practicable.
(3) Designation of uniforms.
FOR OFFICERS OF THE NAVY.
Signal.
Uniform.
UABC Special full dress.
UABD White special full dress.
UABE Full dress.
UABF White full dress.
UABG Dress.
UABH Dress, with white trousers.
UABI White dress (or white undress).
UABJ Undress.
UABK Undress with white caps.
UABL Undress with white trousers and white caps.
UABM Undress without swords.
UABN Undress with white caps, without swords.
UABO Undress with white trousers and white caps, without swords.
UABP Service dress.
UABQ Service dress with white caps.
UABR Service dress with white trousers and white caps.
UABS Service dress with swords.
UABT Service dress with white caps and swords.
UABV Service dress with white trousers, white caps, and swords.
UABW White service dress.
UABX White service dress with blue trousers.
UABY White service dress with swords.
UABZ White service dress with blue trousers and swords.
UACB Evening full dress.
UACD Evening dress.
UACE Evening dress with full dress trousers.
UACF Evening dress with full dress trousers, epaulets, and blue cap.
UACG Dinner dress.
UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
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Designation of uniforms Continued.
FOR OFFICERS OF THE NAVY continued.
Signal.
Uniform.
UACH Mess dress.
UACI
UACJ Mess dress with white trousers.
UACK Uniform A.
UACL Uniform A, all white.
UACM Uniform B.
UACN, Uniform B, all white.
UACO Uniform C; evening full dress.
UACP Uniform C ; evening full dress, without swords and with blue caps.
UACQ. . . Uniform C; dinner dress.
FOR OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
UADB Special full dress.
UADC Special full dress with full dress trousers.
UADE Special full dress with white trousers.
UADF Special full dress mounted.
UADG White special full dress.
UADH Full dress.
UADI Full dress with white trousers.
U A D J Full dress mounted .
UADK White full dress.
UADL Undress.
UADM Undress with white caps.
UADN Undress with white trousers and white caps.
UADO Undress without swords.
UADP Undress with white caps, without swords.
UADQ Undress with white trousers and white caps, without swords.
UADR Undress mounted.
UADS Undress mounted with white caps.
UADT Undress mounted without swords.
UADV Undress mounted with white caps, without swords.
UADW White undress.
UADX White undress without swords.
UADY White undress with undress trousers.
UADZ White undress with undress trousers, without swords.
UAEB Mess dress.
UAEC Mess dress with undress caps.
UAED: Mess dress with white mess jacket.
UAEF White mess dress.
UAEG Summer field dress.
UAEH Summer field dress with field trousers, without leggings.
UAEI Summer field dress without coats, with flannel shirts.
UAEJ Summer field dress without coats, with flannel shirts and field trou-
sers, without leggings.
UAEK Summer field dress with summer field caps.
UAEL Summer field dress with field trousers and summer field caps, with-
out leggings.
UAEM Summer field dress with field trousers, flannel shirts, and summer
field caps, without coats or leggings.
UAEN Winter field dress.
UAEO Winter field dress with trousers, without leggings.
UAEP Winter field dress with flannel shirts, without coats.
UAEQ Winter field dress with trousers and flannel shirts, without coats or
leggings.
UAER Winter field dress with winter field caps.
UAES Winter field dress with trousers and winter field caps, without leg-
gings.
UAET Winter field dress with flannel shirts and winter field caps, without
coats.
UAE V Winter field dress with trousers, flannel shirts, and winter field caps,
without coats or leggings.
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Designation of uniforms Continued.
FOR ENLISTED MEN OF THE NAVY.
Signal.
Uniform.
UAFB Blue dress.
UAFC Blue dress with white hats.
UAFD Blue dress with white hats; chief petty officers, bandsmen, and
servants in white trousers.
UAFE Blue undress.
UAFG Blue undress with white hats.
UAFH Blue undress with white hats; chief petty officers, bandsmen, and
servants in white trousers.
UAFI Blue undress without jumpers, and white hats.
UAFJ White dress.
UAFK White dress with blue trousers.
UAFL White undress.
UAFM White undress with blue trousers.
UAFN White undress without jumpers.
UAFO Blue working dress.
UAFP Blue working dress with white hats.
UAFQ Blue working dress with white hats; chief petty officers, bands-
men, and servants in white trousers.
UAFR White working dress.
UAFS Dungarees with blue caps.
UAFT Dungarees with white hats.
UAFV Dungarees with watch caps.
FOE ENLISTED MEN OF THE MARINE CORPS.
UAGB Dress.
UAGC Dress with white 'cap covers.
UAGD Dress with white trousers and white cap covers.
UAGE Summer field dress.
UAGF Summer field dress with summer field cap covers.
UAGH Summer field dress with flannel shirts, without coats.
UAGI Summer field dress with flannel shirts and summer field cap covers,
without coats.
UAGJ Summer field dress without leggings.
UAGK Summer field dress with summer field cap covers, without leggings.
UAGL Summer field dress with flannel shirts, without coats and without
leggings.
UAGM Summer field dress with flannel shirts, and summer field cap covers,
without coats and without leggings.
UAGN Winter field dress.
UAGO Winter field dress with winter field caps.
UAGP Winter field dress with flannel shirts, without coats.
UAGQ Winter field dress with flannel shirts and winter field caps, without
coats.
UAGR Winter field dress without leggings.
UAGS Winter field dress with winter field caps, without leggings.
UAGT Winter field dress with flannel shirts, without coats and without
leggings.
UAGV Winter field dress with flannel shirts and winter field caps, without
coats and without leggings.
UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
Designation of uniforms Continued.
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FOR BANDSMEN OF THE NAVY.
(4) Need not be used unless a uniform is to be prescribed for the
band different from that for other enlisted men of the Navy.
Signal.
UAHB
UAHC
UAHD
UAHE
UAHF
UAHG
UAHI
UAHJ
UAHK
UAHL
UAHM
UAHN
UAHO . .
Uniform.
Blue dress.
Blue dress with white cap covers.
Blue dress with white trousers.
Blue undress.
Blue undress with white cap covers.
Blue undress with white trousers.
White dress.
White dress with blue trousers.
WTiite undress.
White undress with blue trousers.
Blue working dress.
Blue working dress with white cap covers.
White working dress.
(5) The following may be ordered with the uniforms for which
prescribed by these regulations. To designate the uniform accord-
ingly, add any of the following phrases to the appropriate ones given
in the preceding paragraph.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Signal.
Uniform.
UAJB With cloaks.
UAJC Without cloaks.
UAJD With overcoats.
UAJE With overcoats and hoods.
UA JF Without overcoats.
UAJG With rain clothes
UAJH Without rain clothes.
UAJI. With mackintoshes.
UAJK With flannel shirt 1 under the overshirt or jumper.
UAJL Without flannel shirt. 1
UAJM With flannel shirt l instead of jumpers.
UAJN Without jumpers.
UAJO With flannel shirts for chief petty officers and servants.
UAJP With leggings.
UAJQ With leggings for all, including marines.
UAJR Without leggings.
UAJS With neckerchief; without neckerchief.
UAJT With revolvers and accessories.
UAJV . . . With canteens.
UAJZ With canteens and haversacks.
UAKB With canteens, haversacks, and knapsacks.
UAKC With revolvers and accessories and canteens.
UAKD With revolvers and accessories and canteens and haversacks.
UAKE With revolvers and accessories and canteens, haversacks, and
knapsacks.
UAKF With blue caps.
i Jerseys instead of flannel shirts until July 1, 1913.
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Designation of uniforms Continued.
MISCELLANEOUS continued.
Signal.
Uniform.
UAKG..
UAKH.
UAKI..
UAKJ..
UAKL..
UAKM.
UAKN.
UAKO.
UAKP..
UAKQ.
UAKR.
UAKS..
TJAKT..
UAKV.
UAKW.
UAKX.
UAKY.
UAKZ..
UALB..
UALC..
UALD..
UALE..
UALF..
UALG..
UALH..
UALL.
UALJ..
UALM..
With watch caps.
With white caps.
With blue cloth hats.
With white hats.
With russet-leather shoes.
With white gloves.
With service gloves.
With woolen gloves.
Without gloves.
With swords.
Without swords.
In heavy marching order.
In light marching order.
In heavy underclothes.
In medium underclothes.
In light underclothes.
With black shoes.
With high shoes.
With white shoes.
With white trousers.
Barefoot.
With overcoats and capes.
With capes.
Fully equipped.
With white belts.
With tan-leather belts.
With webbing belts.
With webbing belts without suspenders.
CHAPTER 3.
GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING UNIFORMS OF OFFICERS
AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE MARINE CORPS.
71. At marine barracks and posts there shall be a bulletin board
showing the uniform of the day for officers and enlisted men.
72. Officers shall not wear patent leather or enameled leather shoes
when on duty in line with troops.
73. Officers shall not wear white shoes when on duty in line with
troops, except when, on board ship, such shoes are prescribed as a
part of the uniform.
74. The officer of the day and the officer of the guard shall wear
the sword, unless otherwise prescribed.
75. Officers on duty in line with troops under arms shall wear the
sword, unless otherwise prescribed.
76. Officers shall wear gloves when swords are worn, unless other-
wise prescribed.
77. Whenever special full dress or full dress is worn by officers,
the full-dress sword belt shall be worn, whether swords are pre-
scribed or not.
78. An officer detailed as an aid-de-camp shall wear aiguillettes
with special full dress, full dress, mess dress, and undress uniforms
when he accompanies the officer on whose staff he serves or when he
represents that officer in an official capacity; and he shall wear the
device prescribed for aids-de-camp with all uniforms.
79. Officers detailed as aids at the White House shall wear
aiguillettes with special full dress, full dress, mess dress, and undress
uniforms when on duty at the White House.
8.0. A retired officer with a brevet commission, either in the regular
or volunteer service, may wear the uniform of his highest brevet rank.
81. Officers serving under acting commissions in time of war shall
not be required to have uniforms other than undress and field dress.
82. The sword, sword belts, belt plate, and sword knots for the
leader of the band shall be the same as those prescribed for officers.
83. Sergeants major and quartermaster sergeants shall wear their
swords slung in the manner prescribed for commissioned officers.
They shall wear pistols in tan leather holsters when prescribed.
84. When in charge of troops, first sergeants, gunnery sergeants,
and sergeants shall wear noncommissioned officers' swords, with the
scabbard attached to the belt by means of the prescribed frog. The
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frog shall be of white leather for the white belt, and of tan leather
for the tan leather belt. They shall wear pistols in tan leather
holsters when prescribed.
85. When not in charge of troops, first sergeants, gunnery ser-
geants, and sergeants shall be armed and equipped in the same
manner as corporals and privates.
86. Corporals and privates shall be armed with the rifle, and shall
wear white leather belts, tan leather belts, or woven cartridge belts
as may be prescribed.
87. The rifle sling shall be of tan leather, and shall be attached to
the rifle.
88. Swords for noncommissioned officers may be dispensed with
when in the field when so ordered.
89. Belt plates for enlisted men shall be of plain brass, excepting
those for sergeants major, quartermaster sergeants, drum major, and
the second leader of the band, which shall be of the same pattern
and size as those for commissioned officers, omitting the silver from
the ornamentation.
90. The amount and kind of uniform clothing with which each
enlisted man of the Marine Corps is provided shall depend upon the
nature of his duties.
91. Dungarees of the prescribed pattern may be worn by engineers,
firemen, and men engaged as artisans while actually at work, at
barracks and shore stations.
92. When an applicant is received at a recruit depot he shall be
required to bathe at once and to have his hair cut, and shall then be
examined by the recruiting officer. Upon the receipt of his enlist-
ment papers he shall undergo the required physical examination
and, if found qualified, his enlistment shall be completed as soon as
possible. After the completion of his enlistment the necessary outfit
of clothing shall be issued to him and each article shall be marked
in accordance with these regulations. After this outfit has been issued
to the recruit all of his clothing not strictly in accord with these regu-
lations shall be disposed of as he may desire.
93. The commanding officer of a marine barracks or of a Marine
Corps organization serving on shore, except when in a foreign country,
may permit enlisted men to wear civilian's clothing when on leave,
on furlough, or on liberty; and men to whom this privilege is granted
may be allowed to keep such civilians' clothing in their possession
at barracks or shore stations.
CHAPTER 4.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL UNIFORMS OF OFFICERS OF
THE MARINE CORPS.
94.
Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
Major General Commandant.
(Plate 1.)
All officers of the line.
(Plate 2.)
All officers of the staff.
(Plate 3.)
SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
Full-dress coat.
Special full-dress trousers. (White undress trousers
may be prescribed.)
Chapeau. (Full-dress cap may be prescribed.)
Sash.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Epaulets.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
White gloves.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
When mounted, full-dress breeches, full-dress cap,
white leather gloves, black boots, and spurs
shall be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed.
Full-dress coat.
Special full-dress trousers when not in line with
troops; full-dress trousers when in line with
troops. (White undress trousers may be pre-
scribed on either occasion.)
Full-dress cap.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Epaulets.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
White gloves.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
When mounted, full-dress breeches, white leather
gloves, black boots, and spurs shall be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed.
Full-dress coat.
Special full-dress trousers when not in line with
troops; full-dress trousers when in line with
troops. (White undress trousers may be pre-
scribed on either occasion.)
Full-dress cap. (Chapeau may be prescribed for
indoor functions.)
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Shoulder knots.
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Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
All officers of the staff (contd) . .
All officers.
Major General Commandant . .
All officers of the line.
(Plate 4.)
SPECIAL PULL DRESS continued.
Aiguillettes.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
White gloves.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
When mounted, full-dress breeches, full-dress cap,
white leather gloves, black boots, and spurs
shall be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed.
WHITE SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
White undress coat.
White undress trousers.
White cap.
White shoes.
White gloves.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Medals and badges.
FULL DRESS.
Full-dress coat.
Full-dress trousers. (White undress trousers may
be prescribed.)
Chapeau. (Full-dress cap may be prescribed.)
Sash.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Shoulder knots.
White gloves.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
When mounted, full-dress breeches, full-dress cap,
white leather gloves, black boots, and spurs
shall be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed.
Full-dress coat.
Full-dress trousers. (White undress trousers may
be prescribed.)
Full-dress cap.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Shoulder knots.
White gloves.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
When mounted, full-dress breeches, white leather
gloves, black boots, and spurs shall be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed.
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Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
All officers of the staff.
All officers.
All officers
(Plates 7, 8.)
FULL DRESS continued.
Full-dress coat.
Full-dress trousers. (White undress trousers may
be prescribed.)
Full-dress cap. (Chapeau may be prescribed for
indoor functions.)
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Shoulder knots.
Aiguillettes.
White gloves.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
When mounted, full-dress breeches, full-dress cap,
white leather gloves, black boots, and spurs shall
be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed.
WHITE FULL DRESS.
White undress coat.
White undress trousers.
White cap.
White shoes.
White gloves.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Ribbons of medals and badges.
UNDRESS.
Undress coat.
Undress trousers. (White undress trousers may bo
prescribed.)
Undress cap. (White cap may be prescribed, and
shall be worn with white trousers.)
Sword.
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
White gloves.
White shirt, collar, and cuffs.
Black shoes. (White shoes shall be worn with
white trousers, except when in line with troops
on shore. Tan leather shoes shall be worn with
leggings.)'
Ribbons of medals and badges.
WTien mounted, undress breeches, white or tan
leather gloves as prescribed, black boots, and
spurs shall be worn.
Cloak may be prescribed, except when in line with
troops.
Overcoat may be prescribed when appropriate.
Undress without swords or gloves may be pre-
scribed by the senior officer present as the uni-
form of the day and on appropriate occasions as
specified in these regulations.
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Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
All officers
(Plate 10.)
All officers
(Plates 5, 6.)
All officers
(Plate 11.)
WHITE UNDRESS.
White undress coat.
White undress trousers. (Undress trousers may be
prescribed.)
White cap.
Sword.
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
White gloves.
White shoes, except when in line with troops on
shore. (Black shoes shall be worn with undress
trousers.)
Ribbons of medals and badges.
White undress without swords or gloves may be
prescribed by the senior officer present as the
uniform of the day and on appropriate occasions
as specified in these regulations.
MESS DRESS.
Mess jacket. (White mess jacket may be pre-
scribed.)
Special full-dress trousers. (White mess-dress
trousers may be prescribed with white mess
jacket.)
Mess dress waistcoat.
Shoulder knots with blue mess jacket only. (With
aiguillettes for staff officers.)
Full-dress cap. (Undress cap may be prescribed
and the white cap shall be worn with the white
mess jacket.)
White dress shirt, collar, and cuffs.
White gloves when appropriate.
Black silk necktie.
Black patent leather shoes without tips. (White
shoes may be prescribed with white trousers.)
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Cloak may be prescribed.
SUMMER FIELD DRESS.
Summer field coat.
Summer field breeches. (Summer field trousers
shall be worn when leggings or boots are not
worn.)
Leggings. (Tan leather boots may be prescribed
- for mounted officers.)
Field hat. (Summer field cap may be prescribed
and it shall be worn when serving on board ship.)
Tan leather shoes. (Tan leather boots may be
prescribed for mounted officers.)
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Sword.
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
When mounted, spurs shall be worn.
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Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
All officers
(Plate 12.)
WINTER FIELD DRESS.
Winter field coat.
Winter field breeches. (Winter field trousers shall
be worn when leggings or boots are not worn.)
Leggings. (Tan leather boots may be prescribed
for mounted officers.)
Field hat. (Winter field cap may be prescribed and
it shall be worn when serving on board ship.)
Tan leather gloves. (When gloves are prescribed.)
Tan leather shoes. (Tan leather boots may be pre-
scribed for mounted officers.)
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Sword.
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
Overcoat may be prescribed
When mounted, spurs and
shall be worn.
Wh3n not in the field a white shirt, collar, and cuffs
shall be worn with this uniform.
In the field the flannel shirt shall be worn.
i-In the field, or at drills or at exercises when it would
be appropriate, the flannel shirt may be pre-
scribed in place of the winter or summer field coat,
in which case the trousers or bieeches shall be
worn without suspenders, the trousers belt shall
be worn, the field scarf shall be worn, and the
collar of the shirt shall be worn turned down with
the proper insignia of rank on the collar on each
side, 1 inch from the front edge.
when appropriate
tan leather
CHAPTER 5.
DESCRIPTION OF GARMENTS AND ARTICLES OF EQUIPMENT
OF OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
FULL-DRESS COAT.
95. Major General Commandant. (PL 1.) The full-dress coat shall
be a double-breasted frock coat with standing collar, of dark-blue
cloth lined with black silk, skirt extending to 1 inch below the crotch,
having two rows of 40-ligne Marine Corps buttons on the front from
the collar bone to the waist, nine buttons in each row, the distance
between the rows being from 7 to 9 inches at the top and from 3 to 5
inches at the waist, distances measured from centers of buttons, and
the buttons in each row being arranged in sets of three, the distances
between these sets of buttons being equal to twice the distance be-
tween the buttons in each set.
The collar shall be of dark-blue velvet, either If or 2 inches high;
embroidered all the way round with gold oak leaves in the prescribed
design ; the corners in front being square with hooks and eyes at top
and bottom, and joined to the body of the coat close to the neck in
such manner that the collar shall be upright and fit the neck closely.
(See PL 37.)
There shall be two pockets in the folds of the skirt at the back,
each pocket having a three-pointed side edge in the fold of the skirt
piped with scarlet cloth J inch wide, the upper point being at the
waist, the lower point being 3 J inches from the bottom of the coat, and
the central point being midway between the other two, with one 40-
ligne Marine Corps button at each point.
The cuffs shall be of dark-blue velvet, 4 inches deep from the bot-
tom of the sleeve, surmounted on the upper side of the sleeve by a
three-pointed strap of dark-blue velvet 8 inches long and 3f inches
wide, the cuffs and straps bearing the prescribed ornamentation in
gold embroidery, and there shall be a 27-ligne Marine Corps button
in the angle of each point of the strap. (See PL 26.)
The shoulders of the coat shall be fitted with metal attachments
for securing epaulets and shoulder knots.
96. AllOfficers of the Line. (Pis. 2, 4.) The full-dress coat shall be
a double-breasted frock coat with standing collar, of dark-blue cloth
lined with black silk, skirt extending to 1 inch below the crotch,
having two rows of 40-ligne Marine Corps buttons on the front from
the collar bone to the waist, eight buttons in each row, the distances
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between the rows being from 7 to 9 inches at the top and from 3 to 5
inches at the waist, distances measured from centers of buttons, the
buttons in each row being equally spaced.
The collar shall be either If or 2 inches high, the corners in front
being square with hooks and eyes at the top and bottom, and joined
to the body of the coat close to the neck in such manner that the collar
shall be upright and fit the neck closely. The top and front edges of
the collar shall be piped with scarlet cloth J of an inch wide, and the
collar shall be covered with Marine Corps gold lace extending from
the lower edge of the piping at the top to the seam at the base, the
If -inch collar being trimmed with No. 3 Marine Corps gold lace 1J
inches wide, and the 2-inch collar being trimmed with No. 1 Marine
Corps gold lace If inches wide. At a distance of | of an inch below
this gold lace there shall be a tracing braid of No. 9 Marine Corps
gold lace J of an inch wide extending all around the neck and turned
up at the front edges of the collar to meet the gold lace trimming of
the collar. (See PI. 38.)
There shall be two pockets in the folds of the skirt at the back,
each pocket having a three-pointed side, edge in the fold of the skirt
piped with scarlet cloth J inch wide, the upper point being at the
waist, the lower point being 3 \ inches from the bottom of the coat,
and the central point being midway between the other two, with one
40-ligne Marine Corps button at each point.
The shoulders of the coat shall be fitted with metal attachments
for securing epaulets and shoulder knots.
97. The sleeves of this coat shall be ornamented with the prescribed
design according to rank, as follows (see Pis. 26 to 36) :
Colonel. The sleeve ornament shall be of gold lace and braid
placed upon scarlet cloth, in the shape of a chevron on the upper
sleeve, the lower ends of which shall extend around the under sleeve
and join; the lace being No. 3 Marine Corps gold lace 1J inches wide,
trimmed on each side with No. 9 Marine Corps gold tracing braid J
inch wide laid on in double overhand loops J of an inch in diameter
at a distance of J inch from the gold lace, except at the point of the
chevron and in the lower angle of the chevron. At the point of the
chevron the tracing braid shall form a double knot surmounted by a
loop, according to the prescribed pattern. In the lower angle of the
chevron the tracing braid shall form eight loops, four on each side,
ending in a twisted loop f of an inch wide at the widest part. The
dimensions of the ornament shall be as follows:
From point of gold-lace chevron to bottom of cuff, 8f inches ; length
of gold lace at vertical seam in front, 4 inches; bottom edge of gold
lace at side from bottom of sleeve, 1 ^ inches ; bottom of ornament at
center, from bottom of cuff, J inch; width of horizontal loops at the
point of the chevron, 3 inches from outside edge of braid ; upper loops
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2J inches from outside edge of braid; vertical height of lower loops, J
inch ; vertical height of upper loops, 1-^ inches; width of extreme top
loop, } inch; top of ornament from bottom of cuff, 12 J inches.
The scarlet-cloth backing of the gold ornamentation shall show J
inch between the gold lace and the tracing braid trimming on the
edges and on the inside of the loops above the point of the chevron and
in the lower angle of the chevron. (PI. 28.)
Lieutenant colonel. The sleeve ornament shall be the same as that
for colonel, except that the knot over the point of the chevron shall
be in the form of three loops, one vertical and two horizontal, the
horizontal loops being rounded at the ends and the vertical loop being
pointed at the top. The width of the horizontal loops shall be 2J
inches from point to point, measuring from the outside of the gold
tracing braid, and the height of the vertical loop shall be 2J inches
from the outside of the gold tracing braid. The vertical height of the
horizontal loops shall be |^ of an inch, and the width of the vertical
loop f inch at the widest part. The vertical height of this ornament
shall be 11^- inches from bottom of cuff. (PI. 30.)
Major. The sleeve ornament shall be the same as that for lieu-
tenant colonel, omitting the three loops over the point of the chevron
and substituting therefor the double overhand loops of tracing braid,
one of which shall be placed at the extreme point of the chevron to
give it a pointed effect. (PI. 32.)
Captain. The sleeve ornament shall be a knot of No. 8 Marine
Corps gold tubular braid f inch wide of the prescribed design on
scarlet cloth on the upper sleeve. On both edges of this tubular
braid throughout the knot there shall be placed a tracing braid of
No. 9 Marine Corps gold lace J inch wide. The tubular braid and
the edging tracing braid shall be carried from the bottom of the knot
evenly around the entire sleeve. Around the outer edge of the whole
knot and on both sides of the accompanying strip around the sleeve
there shall be placed at a distance of J inch rows of abutting double
overhand loops J of an inch in diameter, made of No. 9 Marine Corps
gold lace, except in the angle at the bottom of the knot, where the
tracing braid shall be worked in the prescribed design. The scarlet
cloth shall show through the interstices of the knot and between the
knot and the rows of overhand loops around the edges.
The dimensions of the ornament shall be as follows : Height of com-
plete ornament from the bottom of the sleeve 11 inches; height of
knot from angle at bottom to top, 8^ inches; width of knot at
widest point, 5J inches; the diamond at the center of the knot
being about f of an inch high and f of an inch wide; the angle at the
bottom of the knot being 3 inches from the bottom of the sleeve;
the lowest point of the ornament being J of an inch from the bottom
of the sleeve; and the bottom of the braid at the sides of the sleeve
being 2 inches from the bottom of the sleeve. (PL 34.)
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First lieutenant. The sleeve ornament shall be the same as that
prescribed for captain, omitting the rows of double overhand loops
of tracing braid around the edges of the knot and braid around the
sleeve. (PL 35.)
Second lieutenant. The sleeve ornament shall be the same as that
prescribed for first lieutenant, omitting the design in the angle at the
bottom of the knot. (P. 36.)
98. All officers of the staff (PL 3.) The full-dress coat shall be a
single-breasted, dark-blue cloth tunic lined with black silk, skirt
extending to 1 inch below the crotch; with eight 40-ligne Marine Corps
buttons placed at equal distance down the front, the upper button
being ^ of an inch from the collar and the lower button at the waist;
the skirt being closed behind and there trimmed as is the full-dress
coat of officers of the line of the corps, omitting the pockets in the
folds of the skirt; the cuff ornaments being of the same character
and design as for full-dress coat of officers of the line of corresponding
grade, omitting the scarlet cloth, the tracing braid being close against
the lace of the chevron or knot, and the design at the lower angle of
field officers' chevron being made solid, and of five loops instead of four.
The total height of the sleeve ornament from the bottom of the sleeve
shall be for a colonel 12 inches; for a lieutenant colonel, HY^; for a
major, 8^; for a captain, 11 inches; the distance from the bottom
of the cuff to the gold lace at sides of the sleeve ornament for a
field officer being f- inch; for a captain, 2 inches. The collar shall be
of the same description and dimensions as that prescribed for officers
of the line, except that in the center of the back the tracing braid
shall be formed into one vertical loop and two horizontal loops, the
horizontal loops being 2J inches in length, measuring from the outside
edges of tracing braid, and the vertical loop being l^J inches in length
from outside edges of braid; the horizontal loops being f of an inch
wide and the vertical loops J of an inch wide. (PL 38.) The shoul-
ders of the coat shall be fitted with metal attachments for securing
shoulder knots.
Shoulder knots and aiguillettes shall be worn with special full dress
and full dress.
MESS JACKET. (Pis. 5, 6.)
99. All officers. The mess jacket shall be a round shell jacket of
dark-blue cloth lined with scarlet silk, the lining extending to the
edges of the coat at the front and bottom. At the sides the coat
shall extend to the points of the hip bones, and from there shall
curve slightly to points at the front and in the center of the back.
On the right side of the front, inch from the edge, there shall be six-
teen 27-ligne Marine Corps buttons equally spaced from the collar to
the bottom of the coat, with buttonholes to match on the left side,
the buttonholes being cut through the coat and lining, worked, and
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then closed in such manner that the scarlet lining shall not show
through. The collar shall be of the same style as that prescribed for
the full-dress coat, except that the upper hook and eye and the lower
eye shall be omitted and in place of the lower eye there shall be a loop
of J-inch gold cord 1 inch in length, into which the hook shall be hooked
when the coat is worn. For the Major General Commandant the collar
shall be embroidered with gold oak leaves (PL 37) , and for all other
officers it shall be the same as for the full-dress coat. (PL 38.) The
sleeve ornament shall be, for the Major General Commandant, a
design of oak leaves and acorns (Plate 27) , and for each other grade,
the same as those prescribed for the full-dress coat, omitting the scarlet
cloth backing. The shoulder knots prescribed for full-dress uniform
shall be worn with the mess jacket, and it shall be fitted with the
proper metal attachments therefor. The mess jacket shall be worn
unbuttoned. Officers of the staff shall wear aiguillettes with this
mess jacket.
WHITE MESS JACKET.
100. All officers. The white mess jacket shall be made of white
duck or drill of the same shape and cut as the mess jacket, with cuffs,
shoulder straps, and collar the same as prescribed for the white
undress coat, except that on the collar the upper hook and eye and
the lower eye shall be omitted and in place of the lower eye there
shall be a loop of J inch white tracing braid 1 inch long into which the
hook shall be hooked when the coat is worn. On the right side of
the front, ^ of an inch from the edge, there shall be sixteen 27-ligne
Marine Corps buttons equally spaced from the collar to the bottom of
the coat and secured to the coat through worked eyelets by metal
rings, with the buttonholes to match on the left side. The corps
devices, insignia of rank, and departmental and aid-de-camp devices
shall be the same as those prescribed for the white undress coat, and
they shall be worn in the same positions. The white mess jacket
shall be worn unbuttoned.
UNDRESS COAT. (PL 7.)
101. All officers. The undress coat shall be a single-breasted sack
coat of dark blue cloth or serge with standing collar, cut to fit the
figure easily, lined with black, extending to the crotch, closed in
front by five 40-ligne Marine Corps buttons, equally spaced, on the
right side, the top button being J of an inch below the collar opening
and the lower button at the waist line. The collar shall be of the same
material as the coat, If or 2 inches high, lined with white material,
and stiffened, the corners in front being square with hooks and eyes
at the top and bottom, joined to the body of the coat close to the
neck in such manner that the collar shall be upright and fit the neck
closely at the top and bottom, and shall be provided with a flap
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underneath to cover the collar opening. On each shoulder there shall
bo a strap of the same material as the coat, lined with black silk or
serge lining, sewed in at the shoulder seam and reaching to the bottom
edge of the collar, 3 inches wide at the shoulder seam and tapering to
If inches wide at a point 1 inch from the collar end, which end shall
be rounded and attached to the coat by means of a 27-ligne Marine
Corps button sewed to the coat and a corresponding buttonhole in
the end of the strap, the strap being sewed to the coat at the shoulder
seam only.
On the front of the coat there shall be four patch pockets of the same
material as the coat, the two upper pockets being on the breast on
each side, 5J inches deep and from 5J to 6 inches wide, and vertically
pleated down the center by a pleat 1J inches wide, the tops of the pock-
ets being on a horizontal line 1 inch below the points of the shoulders ;
the two lower pockets being without pleats and placed beneath the
upper pockets, 6J inches deep and from 6 to 7 inches wide, the tops
being on a horizontal line 1 inch below the waist line. The upper
pockets shall be closed by flaps of the same width as the pocket and
1J inches deep at the ends, curving thence to a point at the center
where the depth shall be 3 inches, and the lower pockets shall be
closed with similar flaps If inches deep at the ends and 3J inches deep
at the center, all the flaps being stitched to the coat above the pockets,
lined with material similar to the lining of the coat, and secured to
the pocket by a 27-ligne Marine Corps button on the pocket, buttoning
through a vertical buttonhole worked in the flap at the center f of
an inch above the point.
Extending from the neck at the front of the coat to the top of the
upper pocket on each side there shall be two welted gore seams,
about 1^ inches apart. Inside pockets may be added if desired.
Around the bottom of each sleeve there shall be a cuff of the same
material as the coat, 3 inches wide on the under sleeve and curving
to a point at the center of the upper sleeve 6 inches above the bottom
of the sleeve.
In the left side seam there shall be a vertical opening about 3 inches
high and at the proper place to allow the sword slings to pass through
readily when the sword belt is worn underneath the coat, this open-
ing being provided with a fly on the inner side of the coat to cover
the opening when not in use for the sword sling.
All the seams shall be plain. The front edges and bottom of the
coat, the edges of all the pocket flaps, and the upper edges of the
cuffs shall be stitched with one row of plain stitching J of an inch
from the edge.
The corps device for collars in silver and gold, of the prescribed
design and size, shall be worn on each side of the front of the collar,
with the point of the crown of the anchor to the front, and 1J
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inches from the neck opening of the collar, the device being placed
vertically in the center of the collar.
The devices for the different departments of the staff and for
aids-de-camp shall be worn by those for whom prescribed on the
collar f of an inch in rear of the corps devices.
The prescribed insignia of rank shall be embroidered in gold or
silver according to the grade of the wearer on the center line of each
shoulder strap, with its outer edge of an inch from the shoulder
seam.
WHITE UNDRESS COAT. (PL 10.)
102. All officers. The white undress coat shall be a single-breasted
sack coat of white duck or drill, of the same design, description, and
measurements as the undress coat for officers, except that it shall not
be lined; the insignia of rank worn thereon shall be of metal; and all
devices, insignia, and buttons shall be detachable and worn in the
positions prescribed for the undress coat.
SUMMER FIELD COAT. (PL 11.)
103. All officers. The summer field coat shall be made of cotton
drill of the same color as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps, and of the same design, description,
and measurements as the white undress coat, except that the open-
ing for the sword slings shall be omitted. The corps and other devices
and the buttons shall be of dull-finish bronze metal, and the
insignia of rank of gold or silver, according to the grade of the
wearer, and they shall be worn as prescribed for the white undress
coat.
WINTER FIELD COAT. (PL 12.)
104. All officers. The winter field coat shall be a single-breasted
sack coat of the same material and color as the standard sample in
the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps, with stand-
ing collar, cut to fit the figure easily, lined with material of the same
color as the cloth, extending to the crotch, closed in front with five
40-ligne Marine Corps buttons of dull-finish bronze, equally spaced
on the right side, the top button being J of an inch below the
collar opening and the lower button at the waistline. The collar
shall be of the same material as the coat, If or 2 inches high,
lined with material of the same color, and stiffened, the corners
in front being square with hooks and eyes at the top and bottom,
joined to the body of the coat close to the neck in such manner that
the collar shall be upright and fit the neck closely at the top and
bottom, and shall be provided with a flap underneath to cover the
collar opening. On each shoulder there shall be a strap of the same
material as the coat and lined with material of the same color as the
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coat, sewed in at the shoulder seam and reaching to the lower edge
of the collar, 3 inches wide at the shoulder seam and tapering to If
inches wide at a point 1 inch from the collar end, which end shall be
rounded and attached to the coat by means of a 27-ligne Marine Corps
button of dull-finish bronze sewed to the coat and a corresponding
buttonhole worked in the end of the strap, the strap being sewed
to the coat at the shoulder seam only. On the front there shall be
four patch pockets of the same material as the coat, the two upper
pockets being on the breast on each side, 5| inches deep and from 5J
to 6 inches wide, and vertically pleated down the center by a pleat
1J inches wide, the top of these pockets being on a horizontal line
1 inch below the points of the shoulder; the two lower pockets being
beneath t>he upper pockets, 6| inches deep and 6J inches wide, and
the tops on a horizontal line 1 inch below the waistline. The upper
pockets shall be closed by flaps of the same width as the pockets and
1| inches deep at the ends, curving thence to a point at the center,
where the depth shall be 3 inches; and the lower pockets shall be
closed with similar flaps If inches deep at the ends and 3} inches
deep at the center, all of these pocket flaps being lined with mate-
rial similar to the lin'ng of the coat and secured to the pockets by a
27-ligne Marine Corps button of dull-finish bronze on the pocket but-
toning through a vertical buttonhole worked in the flap at the center
three-eighths of an inch above the point. Extending from the neck at
the front of the coat on each side to the top of each upper pocket there
shall be two welted gore seams, about 1^ inches apart at the collar and
2 inches apart at the top of the pocket. Inside pockets may be added
if desired. Around the bottom of each sleeve there shall be a cuff
of the same material as the coat, 3 inches wide on the under sleeve
and curving to a point at the center of the upper sleeve 6 inches
above the bottom of the sleeve. The cqat shall be piped down the
front edges, around the bottom, at the base of the collar, around the
tops of the cuffs, and around the edges of the shoulder straps with
J-inch scarlet flannel. The prescribed Marine Corps device, and the
devices prescribed for the departments of the staff and for aids-de-
camp, in dull-finish bronze metal, shall be worn in the same positions
as prescribed for the undress coat. The prescribed insignia of rank
embroidered in gold or silver, according to the grade of the wearer,
shall be worn on the center of each shoulder strap with its outer edge
three-fourths of an inch from the shoulder seam.
OVERCOAT. (PL 13.)
105. All officers. The overcoat shall be made of the same material
and color as the standard samples of cloth in the Quartermaster's De-
partment of the Marine Corps. It shall be double-breasted with two
rows of 45-ligne Marine Corps buttons of dull-finish bronze on the front,
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five buttons in each row, equally spaced in each row, the distance
between the rows being 12 inches at the top and 6 inches at the bot-
tom, the upper buttons being on a horizontal line with the collar
opening and the lower buttons being one inch below the waist line,
the coat overlapping in front a distance equal to the distance between
the two rows of buttons. The coat shall extend to from 8 to 10 inches
below the knee when the wearer is in a standing -position. The back
shall be cut full with a 2^-inch inverted pleat in the center, extending
from 1^ inches below the base of the collar to the bottom of the coat.
There shall be a vent in the center of the back, extending from the height
of the crotch to the bottom of the coat. The left side of the vent
shall overlap the right side 2 inches. The back of the waist shall have
two straps of the same material as the coat, attached to the coat at
the side seams, the straps being 2^ inches wide, the right strap having
two buttonholes and the left strap two 45-ligne Marine Corps dull-
finish bronze buttons, the length of the straps and the position of the
buttons and buttonholes being such that when buttoned the coat
will fit snugly at the waist. The coat shall have a standing rolling
collar, 1^ inches stand and 4J inches leaf, with two heavy hooks and
eyes on the standing parts, and a tab on the leaf part for securing the
collar in the standing position. On each shoulder there shall be a
strap of the same material as the coat, stitched in at the shoulder seam
and extending to the base of the collar, the shoulder end being 3
inches wide and from there tapering to If inches wide at a point
one inch from the collar end, which end shall be rounded and attached
to the coat by means of a 27-ligne Marine Corps button of dull-finish
bronze. The strap shall be stitched to the coat with one row of
stitching If inches from the shoulder seam and shall have two rows
of diagonal cross stitching between this row and the shoulder seam.
The insignia of rank prescribed for the white undress coat, and
departmental and aid-de-camp devices in dull-finish bronze, shall be
worn on the shoulder straps, the insignia of rank f of an inch from
the shoulder seam and the other device f of an inch nearer the collar
end. The sleeves shall be trimmed with mohair braid of the same
color as the coat, in the same manner and after the same design as
prescribed for the full-dress coat, omitting the scarlet cloth backing,
the measurements all being the same. There shall be two welted
pockets, welts 1J inches wide, one on each side, with perpendicu-
lar openings 7 inches long on the outside of the coat, the top of the
opening being opposite the lower button and placed on a line with the
front seam of the sleeve. Inside breast pockets may be added if
desired. A tab 5^ inches long and 2 inches wide shall be provided
with a buttonhole in each end and a 27-ligne Marine Corps dull-finish
bronze button on the inside of each front edge of the coat 3 inches
from the bottom, so that the coat skirts may be buttoned back for
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marching. The body of the coat shall be lined with flannel or cloth
of the same shade as the material of the coat. On the left side oppo-
site the point of the hip bone there shall be a vertical slit extending
five inches down from the lower edge of the belt for the sword slings
when the sword belt is worn beneath the overcoat. The edges of the
collar, shoulder straps, tabs, back straps, pocket welts, and back
vent, and the front edges of the coat shall be stitched with one row
of plain stitching i of an inch from the edge.
CLOAK. (PL 9.)
106. All officers. The cloak shall be of dark blue cloth lined with
scarlet cloth, cut to form three-fourths of a circle, and reaching to a
point about two inches below the knee when the wearer is in a stand-
ing position. The front and bottom edges shall be trimmed with
black flat mohair braid J of an inch wide. It shall have a stand-
ing rolling collar of black velvet, 1J inch stand and leaf 4 inches
wide, and shall be closed by two black hooks and correspond-
ing eyes at the neck, and four small black buttons down the right
front edge with corresponding buttonholes under a fly flap on the
left front edge. Across the front there shall be an agraffe from 18
to 24 inches long, of round black mohair braid three-sixteenths of
an inch in diameter, with a black mohair covered frog If inches long
on each side at the point of the shoulder, the agraffe being perma-
nently attached to the frog on the left side and buttoning over the
frog on the right side. The agraffe shall have three knots, one at
the center and one midway between the center and each end with a
black covered slide 1 inch long on each side between the center and
end knot. There may be inside pockets on one or both sides of the
cloak.
RAINCOAT.
107. All officers. The raincoat or cape shall be of rubber cloth or
waterproof material, cut to fit the figure loosely, and reaching to a
point about 8 inches below the knee when the wearer is in a standing
position, and the color shall be approximately the same as that of the
whiter field uniform.
MESS-DRESS WAISTCOAT. (Pis. 5,6.)
108. All officers. The mess-dress waistcoat shall be of white duck
or drill, single-breasted, with a rolling collar, and it shall be closed
by means of four 27-ligiie Marine Corps buttons on the right side
with corresponding buttonholes on the left side, all buttons being
detachable. It shall be so made that no part of it will extend below
the bottom edge of the mess jacket.
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WHITE SHIRT.
109. All officers. Plain white linen shirts without stripes or figures
of any pattern, with stiff starched bosoms, without pleats, opening in
front and fastened with two or three studs of plain gold, with plain
white linen starched cuffs, shall be worn with mess dress. Shirts and
cuffs worn with special full-dress, full-dress, and undress uniforms
shall be all white, but the shirts need not have stiff bosoms.
FLANNEL SHIRT.
110. All officers. The flannel shirt shall be of wool, of the same
color as the summer field uniform, with a rolling collar 1 J inches wide ;
one patch pocket on each breast closed by a V-shaped flap ; cuffs 2 \
inches deep; the front, cuffs, and pocket flaps closed by flat brown
bone buttons J inch in diameter; and in every respect according to
the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine
Corps.
SPECIAL FULL-DRESS TROUSERS. (Pis. 2, 3.)
111. All officers. The special full-dress trousers shall be of dark
blue cloth, cut with medium spring, with long waist, fitting snugly
about the waist, without hip or side pockets or buckle straps, and with
a stripe of No. 5 marine gold lace 1} inches wide down the outer
seam of each leg; and the suspender buttons shall be placed on the
inside of the waistband.
FULL-DRESS TROUSERS. (PI. 4.)
112. Major General Commandant. The full-dress trousers shall be
of dark blue cloth, cut with medium spring, with side pockets, and a
stripe of black mohair braid 1J inches wide down the outer seam of
each leg, and the suspender buttons shall be placed on the inside of
the waistband.
113. All line officers. The full-dress trousers shall be of sky-blue
cloth of the same color as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps, cut with medium spring, with side
pockets, and a stripe of scarlet cloth down the outer seam of each
leg, 1J inches wide, the edges of the scarlet cloth being welted \ inch,
and the suspender buttons shall be placed on the inside of the
waistband.
114. All officers of the staff. The full-dress trousers shah 1 be of
dark blue cloth, cut with medium spring, with side pockets, and a
stripe of scarlet cloth 1 J inches wide down the outer seam of each leg,
the edges of the scarlet cloth being welted J of an inch, and the
suspender buttons shall be placed on the inside of the waistband.
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UNDRESS TROUSERS.
115. ATI officers. The undress trousers shall be the same as pre-
scribed for full dress.
WHITE MESS-DRESS TROUSERS.
116. All officers. The white mess-dress trousers shall be of white
duck or drill, and they shall be made in the same manner as the special
full-dress trousers, omitting the stripes down the sides of the legs.
WHITE UNDRESS TROUSERS. (PL 10.)
117. All officers. The white undress trousers shall be of white duck
or drill, and they shall be made in the same manner as prescribed for
full-dress trousers, omitting the stripes down the outer seams of the
legs.
SUMMER FIELD TROUSERS.
118. All officers. The summer field trousers shall be of cotton drill
of the s?ine color as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps, and they shall be made in the same
manner as the white undress trousers. The suspender buttons shall be
sewed on the inside of the waistband, which shah 1 have six belt loops.
These trousers shall be worn with summer field dress when leggings
are not worn.
WINTER FIELD TROUSERS.
119. All officers. The winter field trousers shall be made of the
same material as the winter field coat, and shall be cut with a medium
spring, with side pockets and a welt of scarlet cloth \ inch wide down
the outer seam of each leg. The suspender buttons shall be on the
inside of the waistband, which shall have six belt loops.
FULL-DRESS BREECHES. (PL 8.)
120. All officers required to be mounted. The full-dress breeches
shall be of the same material and color and have the same stripes as
the full-dress trousers, those for the major general commandant being
of dark blue cloth with a black mohair stripe 1 J inches wide down the
outer seam of each leg, those for officers of the line being of sky-blue
cloth with a scarlet stripe 1 J inches wide, and those for officers of the
staff being of dark blue cloth with a scarlet stripe 1J inches wide.
They shall be cut loose in the thigh, tight at the knee and from the
knee down, with ample length from hip to knee, and shah 1 extend to a
point just above the ankle joint. The outside seam of each leg shall
be slit from the knee down, and fastened with four black bone buttons
equally spaced from the knee to the tops of the boots, and below that
point by a lacing passed through metal or worked eyelets. The
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buttons shall be on the rear side of the outer leg seam and shall fasten
through buttonholes concealed under a fly. They shall have a
strapping of the same material as the breeches, over the contact
surface on the inside of the leg and knee extending from a little below
the tops of the boots to a point about 6 inches below the crotch.
They shall have side pockets. Black boots with spurs shall be worn
with these breeches. The suspender buttons shall be on the inside
of the waistband.
UNDRESS BREECHES.
121. All officers required to be mounted. The undress breeches shall
be the same as those prescribed for full dress.
SUMMER FIELD BREECHES. (PL 11.)
122. All officers. The summer field breeches shall be made of
cotton drill of the same color as the standard sample in the Quarter-
master's Department of the Marine' Corps, and shall be of the same
cut, dimensions, and description as the winter field breeches, except
that there shall be no welts on the outside seams of the legs. Tan
leather leggings shall be worn with these breeches by all officers not
required to be mounted. Officers required to be mounted shall wear
tan leather leggings or tan boots with these breeches ; as may be
prescribed. When boots are worn, spurs shall be worn. White
breeches of duck or drill made after the same pattern and descrip-
tion as the summer field breeches may be worn by mounted officers
in the Tropics when not on duty.
WINTER FIELD BREECHES. (PL 12.)
123. All officers. The winter field breeches shall be made of
woolen cloth of the same color as that prescribed for the winter field
coat, and they shall be cut on the same pattern as the full-dress
breeches. Down the outer seam of each leg there shall be a welt of
scarlet cloth i of an inch wide. From the knee to the tops of the
leggings or boots they shall be fastened by four small dark-colored
bone buttons, and below that point by either buttons or lacings.
They shall have side pockets, and hip pockets if desired. For officers
required to be mounted these breeches shall have a strapping of the
same material as the breeches over the contact surface on the inside
of the leg and knee, extending from a little below the tops of the
boots or leggings to a point about 6 inches below the crotch. The
suspender buttons shall be on the inside of the waistband, which shall
have six belt loops. Tan leather leggings shall be worn with these
breeches by all officers not required to be mounted. Officers re-
quired to be mounted shall wear tan leather leggings or tan boots
with these breeches, as may be prescribed. When boots are worn,
spurs shall be worn.
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CHAPEAU. (PI. 1.)
124. Major General Commandant. The chapeau shaM be collapsible
of black silk beaver. The fans on each side shall be of the same size
with the base curved so that the center shall be 1 J inches higher than
the peaks. The fans shall measure 16 inches from peak to peak, and
5 inches from base to crown at the center. On the right fan there
shall be two stripes of black watered silk ribbon 2 inches wide, laid
on diagonally at an angle of 45 to the front and rear. The edges
of these ribbons shall be \ inch to the front and rear of the center
of the fan at the base. In the angle formed by these ribbons there
shall be a strap of 2-inch 2 vellum gold lace 3J inches long with"
rounded ends, surrounded by a J-inch twisted gold cord edged on
both sides with a g^-inch gold beading, all laid on a rosette of black
silk showing in even pleats \ of an inch all around. This strap shall
be at an angle from front to rear of 60 with the horizontal. On
the upper end of the strap there shall be a corps device of gold
of the same size as the device prescribed for caps, and at the bottom
of the strap a 40-ligne Marine Corps gilt button. In the fold at each
peak there shall be placed a tassel ^of gold 3 inches total length, with
five bullions f of an inch in diameter on the upper side, and 5 buUions
\ inch in diameter beneath, each 1| inches long, and a plaited ball
f of an inch in diameter at the inner end, with five rows of fine
beaded lace between the ball and the bullions. Inside of the tassel
at each end the two fans shall be tied together by a double bowknot
of f-inch black silk grosgrain ribbon. A full plume of canary col-
ored cock feathers shall extend from the front tie to the rear of the
chapeau over the top of the crown, following the upper curve of the
fans. The crown between the fans and connecting them shall be of
the same material as the fans and shall be creased from front to rear
to allow the chapeau to collapse.
125. Officers of the staff. (PI. 16.) The chapeau shall be the same
as that prescribed for the Major General Commandant, except that
the plume shall be of scarlet cock feathers,
FULL-DRESS CAP.
126 . Major General Commandant. (PI. 14.) The full-dress cap shall
be made of fine dark-blue cloth, the height at the front being 3f inches,
sloping to 3 inches at the back, both measurements being taken on
the outside from the top of the lower welt on the band. The measure-
ments of the top of the crown from front to rear and from side to
side shall be 1| inches larger than the similar measurements on the
band, all of these measurements being taken on the outside of the
cap. The crown of the cap shall be oval in shape, and measure 8|
inches wide, and 9} inches long for a cap of size 7, the crown being
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J inch larger or smaller each way for every size above or below the
above named size. The band shall be vertical, If inches wide, of blue-
black velvet placed between welts yg- of an inch wide, and shall have
the prescribed ornamentation of oak leaves embroidered all around it
in gold. The lower welt shall be i of an inch above the bottom of the
cap. The seam around the edge of the crown shall be plain with-
out a welt and it shall be neatly stitched on each side. The crown
shall flare from the upper welt on the band to the edge of the crown,
the measurements from the upper welt on the band to the edge
of the crown being 2 inches at the front and 1J inches at the back.
The top of the crown shall be decorated with a knot composed
of four double loops formed of three adjoining rows of J inch No. 9
Marine Corps gold braid, the diameter of the knot being 6J inches,
and each loop being 3 inches long and 1 inch wide at the widest part.
On each side midway between the upper welt on the band and the edge
of the crown there shall be two black metal ventilators, J of an inch
in diameter on the inside, and 1J inches apart. The visor shall be of
black patent leather lined with green leather and bound around the
lower edge with black patent leather, and it shall be covered on the
upper side with dark-blue cloth on which the prescribed ornamentation
of oak leaves shall be embroidered in gold. It shall slope at an angle
of about 60 degrees from the horizontal and shall have a width of If
inches at the front center, curving from there to a point at each end, the
total length of its upper edge, measuring around the bottom edge of
the cap, being about 9 inches. The band shall be stiff and above it
the crown shall be stiffened with an interlining of haircloth all around
terminating in a steel grommet sewed into the edge of the crown.
The front quarter shall be reenforced with two upright stays of steel.
A Marine Corps 27-ligne gilt button on a screw post mount shall be
placed on each side of the band just beyond the end of the visor with
the center of the post ^ of an inch above the lower welt on the band ;
and to these buttons there shall be attached by means of an eyelet
a sliding chin strap of leather f of an inch wide covered with No. 7
Marine Corps gold lace having a scarlet stripe J of an inch wide
worked through the center, and at a point about 1 inch from each
end of this strap there shall be a slide f of an inch wide covered with
the same lace. The gold and silver corps device prescribed for caps
shall be attached to the cap by means of a screw post through an
eyelet at a point on the front center line of the cap midway between
the upper welt on the band and the edge of the crown, and this
device shall be surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves embroidered
in gold.
127. Field officers of thetineand staff. (PL 14,39.) The full-dress cap
for field officers of the line and staff shall be of the same style and dimen-
sions as that prescribed for the major general commandant, except
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that the band shall be of No. 2 Marine Corps gold lace If inches wide,
the wreath of oak leaves around the corps device shall be omitted,
and the cloth on the upper side of the visor shall bear the prescribed
ornamentation of oak leaves embroidered in gold.
128. All officers below field rank. The full-dress cap for all officers
below field rank shall be of the same style and dimensions as that
prescribed for field officers, except that the visor shall be of black
patent leather, not covered with cloth and bearing no ornamentation.
UNDRESS CAP.
129. Major General Commandant. The undress cap shall be of the
same style and dimensions as the full-dress cap, except that the blue-
black velvet band shall bear no ornamentation of oak leaves ; and the
knot on the top of the crown shall be made of black silk tubular
braid J of an inch wide.
130. Field officers of the line and staff. The undress cap for field
officers of the line and staff shall be of the same style and dimensions
as the full-dress cap prescribed for these officers except that the braid
on the band shall be of lustrous black mohair 1 f inches wide, and the
knot on the top of the crown, shall be made of black-silk tubular
braid J of an inch wide.
131. All officers below field rank. (PL 15.) The undress cap shall
be of the same style and dimensions as that prescribed for field
officers, except that the visor shall be of plain patent leather.
WHITE CAP.
132. Major General Commandant. The white cap shall be made
of white duck of the same pattern and dimensions as the undress cap
above prescribed, the lower welt on the band and the portion of the
cap showing beneath it being of dark-blue cloth. The band shall be of
white braid If inches wide between the welts, and the knot on the top
of the crown shall be of white tracing braid J of an inch wide. The
visor shall be the same in all respects as that prescribed for the undress
cap, the ornamentation in gold prescribed for the Major General
Commandant being placed thereon. The corps device and chin strap
for the white cap shall be the same as that prescribed for the undress
cap, and they shall be attached to the cap in the same manner and
in the same position, but there shall be no wreath of oak leaves sur-
rounding it. The buttons and chin strap on the white cap shall be
the same as those prescribed for the undress cap.
133. Field officers of the line and staff. The white cap shall be hi
ah 1 respects the same as that prescribed for the Major General Com-
mandant, except that the ornamentation on the visor shall be the
same as that prescribed for the undress cap for these officers.
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134. All officers below field rank. The white cap for all officers
below field rank shall be the same as that prescribed for field officers
except that the visor shall be of plain black patent leather.
135 . In place of the white cap a detachable white cap cover placed
over a skeleton frame in such manner as to present the same appear-
ance as the white cap above described may be worn.
SUMMER FIELD CAP.
136. All officers. The summer field cap shall be made of cotton
drill of the same color as the summer field coat, and of the same pat-
tern, dimensions, and description as the white cap, except that the
braid shall be of the same color as the cap, the corps device and
buttons shall be of dull -finish bronze, the chin strap shall be of
black enameled leather one-half of an inch wide, and the visor for all
officers shall be of plain black patent leather. In place of this cap a
detachable cover placed over a skeleton frame in such manner as to
present the same appearance as the cap above described may be
worn.
WINTER FIELD CAP. (PL 15.)
137. All officers. The winter field cap for all officers shall be made of
fine cloth of the same color as that prescribed for the winter field uni-
form, and shall be of the same style and dimensions as the undress cap
prescribed for officers. It shall be braided in the same manner as above
prescribed for the undress cap for officers other than the Major Gen-
eral Commandant, all the braid being of the color of the winter field
uniform. The visor shall be of dark leather of the same color as the
standard sample for the enlisted men's field cap visor, bound around
the lower edge with leather of the same color, and lined with green
leather, and this visor shall be attached to the cap at an angle of
about 60 from the horizontal, and shall be If inches wide at the
center. A Marine Corps 27-ligne dull-finish bronze button on a screw-
post mount shall be placed on each side just beyond the ends of the
visor with the center of the post | of an inch above the lower welt
on the band, and to these buttons there shall be attached a sliding
chin strap \ of an inch wide, with a slide 1 inch from each end, all of
leather of the same color as the visor. The corps device prescribed
for caps and hats, in dull-finish bronze, shall be attached to the
cap by means of a screw-post through an eyelet on the front center
line of the cap at a point midway between the upper welt on the band
and the edge of the crown.
FIELD HAT. (PI. 12.)
138. All officers. The field hat for officers shall be of fine felt of the
same dimensions and style as the standard sample field hat for enlisted
men. A hat .cord of gold and scarlet composed of two rows of the
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material used for the full-dress sword knot held together by a sliding
olive button | of an inch long and f of an inch in diameter, covered
with gold and scarlet of the same design as the cord, shah 1 be worn
around the outside of the base of the crown. The two ends of the
cord projecting beyond the sliding olive button shall be finished with
acorns of gold and scarlet 1 inch long. The corps device prescribed
for caps and hats in dull-finish bronze shall be attached to the hat
by means of a screw-post mount at a point on the front center line
2 inches above the bottom of the crown.
EPAULETS. (PL 17.)
139. Major General Commandant. -The epaulets shall be as illus-
trated in the plate. The strap shall be 2| inches wide and 4 inches
long, terminating in the shoulder pad, which shall be inclosed by a
bright gilt metal crescent 4f inches on the longer dimension and 3
inches on the dimension in the direction of the length of the strap.
The strap and the portion of the pad inside of the crescent shall be
covered with bright gold lace cloth, and the strap shall be edged on
the sides and at the inner -end with a twisted cord ^ of an inch in
diameter of gold bright and dead on each side of which there shall
be a gilt wire y^ f an inch m diameter. The inner end of the strap
shall be made concave to fit the collar of the coat and the corners shall
be cut off and slightly concave. All around the crescent there shall
be two adjoining rows of coiled gilt wire A of an inch in diameter.
Outside of the metal crescent there shall be a crescent of gold bright
and dead f of an inch in diameter, and from beneath this there shall
be suspended a fringe of 24 bullions of gold bright and dead % of an
inch in diameter and 3i inches long, backed by two rows of bullions
of gold bright and dead \ of an inch in diameter and 3i inches long,
all of the bullions being held in place by a lateral wire at the lower
ends. The epaulet shall be attached to the coat by a brass hinged
strap 4J inches long and a snap hook on the underneath side of the
strap of the epaulet, engaging in straps on the shoulder of the coat.
The snap hook shall be operated by a 27-ligne Marine Corps gilt
button countersunk into the upper side of the strap of the epaulet
at a point f of an inch from the inner end of the strap. The pre-
scribed corps device for epaulets, in bright silver, made in pairs,
shall be attached to the pad of the epaulet at the center of the cres-
cent, crown of the anchor pointing to the front. The strap and pad
of the epaulet shall be lined with scarlet leather, velvet, or silk.
The prescribed insignia of rank embroidered in silver on scarlet cloth
showing y of an inch all around shall be worn on the center of the
strap of the epaulet with a point of each star in the line of the axis
of the strap and pointing inward.
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140. Field officers of the line. The epaulets shall be the same as
those prescribed for the Major General Commandant with the proper
insignia of rank on the center of the strap.
141. Line officers below field rank. The epaulets shall be the same
as those prescribed for field officers except that the bullions in the
fringe shall be J of an inch in diameter and 3J inches long.
SHOULDER KNOTS. (PL 17.)
142. All officers of the line. The shoulder knots for all officers of
the line shall be made of four strands of fine gold solid cord -^ of an
inch in diameter, and shall consist of a twisted strap of three loops
terminating in a trefoil pad all laid on scarlet cloth, so as to show the
cloth through the openings. The strap shall be 1 J inches wide and
3 inches long, and the trefoil shall be of such size that a circle 3J
inches in diameter will just contain it. The fastenings shall be the
same as those prescribed for epaulets. The knots shall be lined on
the underside with scarlet leather, cloth, or silk. The full length
of the knot shall be 6 inches. The insignia of rank as prescribed
for epaulets shall be worn on the center of the trefoil pad.
143. All officers of the staff (The shoulder knot shall be made
of fine gold cord J of an inch in diameter, closely double plaited
so as to cover the whole upper surface of the knot. It shall be 6
inches long, 2 inches wide at the inner end, and 3 inches wide at the
outer end. It shall be lined with dark blue cloth, and shall be attached
to the coat by fastenings the same as those prescribed for epaulets.
The prescribed departmental device, according to the staff depart-
ment to which the wearer belongs, shall be attached to the top of the
knot with its center at a point 1 J inches from the center of the outer
end, and the insignia of rank as prescribed for epaulets shall be worn
on the upper side of the knot at the center. The prescribed aiguil-
lettes shall be permanently attached to the right shoulder knot for
an officer of the staff who may be detailed as aid to the President
or at the White House, and to the left shoulder knot of all other officers
of the staff.
AlGUILLETTES. (Pis. 3, 6.)
144. Aiguillettes shall be worn on the right side by aids to the
President and officers detailed as aids at the White House, and on the
left side by all other officers for whom they are prescribed.
145. All officers of the staff. The aiguillettes shall be of round gold
cord of the same size as that used in the shoulder knots, and shall
consist of two cords made in three plaits with pencil attachments on
the ends, the rear cord being 28 inches long and the front cord 20
inches long; and two loops of single cord, the front one 17 inches long
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and the rear one 21 inches long, all made as shown in the plate. The
two plaited cords and the front single loop (after the latter has been
passed through the rear single loop) , shall be securely fastened together
and a have a 1-inch loop of J-inch gold cord for attaching the aiguil-
le ttes to the button, the rear plaited cord crossing over the front
plaited cord and fastening underneath the front plaited cord at this
loop. From the point where the cords are secured together the two
plaited cords shall be extended as single cords for 2 inches, then be
formed into coils of 5 laps, the ends passing through the coils, and
extending thence 2 inches to gilt pencil attachments 3 inches long.
Both plaited cords and the front single loop shall be worn in front
of the arm, the rear single loop passing from the rear under the arm.
The aiguillette shall be permanently attached to the shoulder knot
and the loop shall be suspended from the top button of the full-dress
coat, and from the top button of the blue mess jacket by those officers
who wear the aiguillettes on the right side, and from a hook inside
the collar at the neck opening of the mess jacket for those officers who
wear the aiguillettes on the left side.
146. Aids-de-camp. The aiguillettes for aids-de-camp and officers
detailed as aids at the White House shall be the same as those pre-
scribed for staff officers, except that they shall be detachable from the
shoulder knot or epaulet. They shall be worn suspended from a
hook placed inside the opening of the collar on the full-dress coat,
from the top button of the undress coat, and from the top button of
the mess jacket (blue and white) by those officers who wear the
aiguillettes on the right side, and from a hook inside the collar at
the neck opening by those officers who wear the aiguillettes on the
left side.
SASH. (PL 1.)
147 . Major General Commandant. The sash shall be of buff silk net,
with silk bullion ends, and shall be worn across the body from the
right shoulder to the left side, the pendant part not extending more
than 18 inches below the tie.
148. For brigadier generals. The sash shall be of buff silk net, with
silk bullion fringe ends, and shall pass- twice around the waist, and
tie at the left hip, the pendant part not extending more than 18 inches
below the tie.
FULL-DRESS SWORD BELT. (Pis. 1, 2, 3.)
149. All officers. The full-dress sword belt shall be of morocco
leather, If inches wide, with the edges turned in such manner as to
give the appearance of a welt. The outside shall be covered with
No. 4 Marine Corps gold lace, 1 inches wide, having through the
center a stripe of scarlet silk ^g- of an inch wide, and sewed on the
leather so that the leather will show welts J of an inch wide on each
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side of the gold lace. The slings shall be of the same leather, J of
an inch wide, with the edges turned in the same manner as the belt.
Both sides of the slings shall be covered with No. 6 Marine Corps
gold lace J of an inch wide, having through the center a stripe of
scarlet silk J of an inch wide, and sewed on the leather so that the
leather will show welts -^ of an inch wide on each side of the gold
lace. The slings shall be attached to the belt by means of flat gilt
metal slides on strips of leather sewed on the underside of the belt,
so that when the belt is worn the buckle shall be at the center of the
waist in front, the top of the side sling at the point of the left hip bone,
and the top of the rear sling in the center of the waist at the back.
The side sling shall be of such length that when the sword is unhooked
the ferrule will just touch the ground 1 foot in rear of the line of
the toes; and the rear sling shall be just long enough to reach from
the center of the waist line at the back to the lower ring of the scabbard
when the sword is in the above position. The snap hooks shall be
attached to the lower ends of the slings by means of single buckles.
On the right side, near the belt plate, there shall be a sliding keeper
of the same material as the slings, for receiving the slack end of the
belt after it has been passed through the buckle staple.
FULL-DRESS BELT PLATE. (PL 19.)
150. All officers. The full-dress belt plate shall be of gilt, rec-
tangular in shape, 2J inches wide by 3J inches long, with a raised
bright rim. The surface shall be ornamented with a silver wreath of
laurel encircling the "Arms of the United States;" the eagle, shield,
scroll, stars, the motto "E Pluribus Unum" on the scroll, and the
rays being silvered, and the edge of the clouds being gilt.
UNDRESS AND FIELD SWORD BELT. (PL 11.)
151. All officers. The undress and field sword belt for officers shall
be of tan leather 1 f inches wide and of the proper length to encircle the
waist, and shall be closed by means of a one-prong trace buckle of
dull-finish bronze on the left end and holes for the buckle tongue on
the right end. To the left of the buckle there shall be a tan leather
sliding keeper to receive the free end of the belt. From the buckle
end of the belt to the beginning of the holes in the other end the belt
shall be lined with thin tan leather, If inches wide "and the two parts
shall be neatly stitched together along the upper and lower edges,
except at the right and left of the center in the back where open-
ings between the belt and the slings shall be left for the suspender
straps. On the left side in the proper position above the point of
the hip bone there shall be a bronze metal slide for securing the snap
hook of the slings to the belt and a tan leather tag about 5 inches
long and 2 inches wide at the widest part beneath it. The slings
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shall be of tan leather f of an inch wide, stitched together at the
upper ends and there secured to a bronze metal flat snap hook for
attaching the slings to the slide on the belt. On this hook there
shall be a bronze metal hook for hooking up the sword scabbard.
At the lower ends the slings shall be attached by means of a single
prong bronze metal buckle and tan leather keeper to snap hooks
of bronze metal for attaching the sword scabbard. The slings shall
be of such length that when the sword is unhooked and hanging
free the ferrule of the scabbard will just touch the ground 1 foot
in rear of the toes when the wearer is standing. There shall be four
tan leather slides, f of an inch wide, just large enough to slide over
the belt, and having in their lower end bronze metal eyelets for
attaching the hooks of the canteen and haversack. When haver-
sacks and canteens are prescribed these slides shall be placed on the
belt in such position that the canteen will hang from the belt just in
rear of the right hip and the haversack will hang from the belt just in
rear of the left hip. There shall be a tan leather slide 3 inches wide
and 3 inches long, stitched so as to slide easily over the belt and having
at the lower corners bronze metal eyelets for receiving the hooks of
the pistol holster. The cartridge box shall be of tan leather, 5}
inches long, 3} inches high, and f of an inch thick, inside measure-
ments, opening at the top with a flap on the front secured by a button-
hole to a bronze metal stud button 1} inches from the upper edge of
the box, and fitted on the back at the ends with two slides of tan
leather f of an inch wide and just large enough to slide freely over
the belt. This box shall be worn on the belt just to the right of the
buckle when pistols are prescribed as a part of the -equipment. There
shall be two shoulder suspender straps of tan leather from 36 to 42
inches long, according to the size of the wearer, 1} inches wide at the
front end for a distance of about 12 inches from the bottom of the
belt and 1 inch wide at the rear end for a distance of about 14 inches
from the bottom of the belt, the central portion of the strap which
passes over the shoulder being 2 inches wide. The rear end of each
suspender strap shall be fitted with a loop which shall be attached to
the belt at a point about 3J inches from the center of the back by
passing the free end of the loop through the opening between the belt
and its lining, thence around the belt and through a sliding keeper f
of an inch wide taking^ both parts of the loop, and then securing to
the standing part of the strap by means of a single prong bronze
metal buckle and tan leather keeper, f of an inch wide. The front
end of each suspender strap shall be fitted with a loop which shall be
attached to the belt in front vertically beneath the hollow of the
shoulder by passing the free end under and around the belt and
securing it to a bronze metal stud button on the standing part, both
parts passing through sliding keepers of tan leather f of an inch
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wide both above and below the stud. These suspender straps shall
be crossed in the center of the back and shall lead straight from the
shoulder down to the belt at the front. When swords are prescribed
without pistols, haversacks, or canteens, the belt shall be worn with
slings only; when swords and pistols are prescribed, the belt shall be
worn with slings, holster, and cartridge box; when pistols alone are
prescribed the belt shall be worn with holster and cartridge box only;
when haversacks and canteens are prescribed, the belt shall be worn
with the leather slides for these articles and also with the suspender
straps. When, in the field, swords are not prescribed, the slings shall
not be worn. The belt and attachments shall be in all respects the
same as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of
the Marine Corps.
FULL-DRESS SWORD KNOT. (PL 16.)
152. ATI officers. The full-dress sword knot shall consist of a
single loop of -$ inch gold and scarlet cord 13 inches long, with the
ends secured in a gold-bullion tassel J of an inch in diameter and 2
inches long.
UNDRESS SWORD KNOT. (PL 8.)
153. All officers. The undress sword knot shall consist of a single
loop of braided tan leather cord -$ of an inch in diameter and 13
inches long, with the ends secured in a tan leather tassel of the same
design as the full-aress sword-knot tassel.
SWORD. (PL 18.)
154. All officers. The sword shall have a steel blade, slightly
curved and from 28 to 32 inches in length, with the back rounded,
with a scroll on one side bearing the words " United States Marines,"
and a similar scroll on the other side for the owner's name. The
grip shall be of the Mameluke type, of yellow metal, with leaves of
ivory secured by means of two through screw rivets with star counter-
sunk heads of yellow metal, and having in the pommel an eye of
yellow metal through which the sword-knot loop may pass. The
cross guard shall be straight, 5J inches in length, of yellow metal,
and finished at each end with an acorn design. The scabbard shall
be of German silver, with yellow metal trimmings consisting of two
bands and rings, mouthpiece, and ferrule. All of the yellow metal
portions of the sword and scabbard shall be gilded bright, the Ger-
man silver shall be kept polished bright, and the steel blade shall be
burnished bright or silver plated to present the same appearance.
BUTTONS. (PL 19.)
155. The Marine Corps buttons shall be made according to the
standard samples in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine
Corps, and shall be of the following sizes:
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Officers. 45 ligne, 1J inches in diameter; 40 ligne, 1 inch in diam-
eter; 27 ligne, JJ of an inch in diameter.
Enlisted men. 45 ligne, 1J inches in diameter; 35 ligne, J of an
inch in diameter; 30 ligne, f of an inch in diameter; 25 ligne, f of an
inch in diameter.
The buttons worn on blue uniforms and white uniforms shall be of
fire-gilt finish or gold plated; and those worn on the overcoat and
the field uniforms shall be of dull-finish bronze metal.
CUFF BUTTONS AND SHIRT STUDS.
156. Cuff buttons shall be of plain gold; and shirt studs worn with
mess dress shall be of plain gold and not more than J of an inch in
diameter.
MARINE CORPS GOLD LACES. (Pis. 20, 21, 22.)
157. The designation of the gold laces used by the Marine Corps
shall be as follows :
No. 1. Gold-thread lace If inches wide, according to design shown in the plate, for
collars of full-dress coats for officers.
No. 2. Gold-thread lace If inches wide, according to design shown in the plate, for
full-dress caps for officers.
No. 3. Gold-thread lace 1 inches wide, according to design shown in tiie plate, for
collars of full-dress coats for officers and sleeves for field officers.
No. 4. Gold-thread lace 1J inches wide with a scarlet silk stripe $ of an inch wide
through the center, for full-dress sword belts for officers.
No. 5. Gold-thread lace 1^ inches wide with a scarlet silk stripe -fa of an inch wide
through the center, for special full-dress trousers for officers.
No. 6. Gold-thread lace f of an inch wide with a scarlet silk stripe f of an inch wide
through the center, for sword slings of full-dress belt for officers.
No. 7. Gold-thread lace f of an inch wide with a scarlet silk stripe f of an inch wide
through the center, for chin straps of full dress and undress caps for officers.
No. 8. Gold tubular braid f of an inch wide, for sleeves of full-dress coats for com-
pany officers and for special full-dress coat of leader of the Marine Band and the full-
dress coat of the drum major.
No. 9. Gold tracing braid of an inch wide, for full-dress coats and full-dress caps of
officers.
No. 10. Gold braid I of an inch wide, for chevrons of full-dress coat for drum major
and second leader of the band.
No. 11. Gold lace 2 inches wide with two vellums, for straps on chapeau.
CORPS DEVICE FOR EPAULETS. (PI. 23.)
158. All officers of the line. The corps device for epaulets shall
consist of a fretted silver Western Hemisphere, struck from a solid
plate, with chased parallels, and the Continents of North and South
America in silver, resting upon the shank between the stock and
flukes of an anchor of smooth silver, and surmounted by a spread
eagle cut from solid silver and hard soldered to the hemisphere, the
eagle facing away from the anchor ring. The inner edges of the
flukes shall be distant -^ of an inch from the hemisphere. The
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dimensions shall be as follows: Hemisphere, J inch in diameter; the
eagle, J inch from the top of the head to the point of the claws; the
spread of the wings, lyg- inches; the width of the anchor stock and
shank, J inch; the arms of the anchor from the peak of the flukes
to the apex of the crown, -J-J inch; the length of the anchor over all,
1} inches. The shank of the anchor shall intersect the hemisphere
at an angle of 30 degrees with the plane of the Equator. These
devices shah 1 be made in pairs, rights and lefts, and shah 1 be worn
with the point of the crown of the anchor to the front.
CORPS DEVICE FOR COLLARS OF UNDRESS COATS. (PL 23.)
159. All officers. The corps device for the collars of undress coats
shall consist of a fretted silver Western Hemisphere struck from a
solid plate, with chased paraUels, and the continents of North and
South America in gold, resting upon the shank between the stock
and flukes of an anchor of smooth gold; the inner edges of the flukes
distant $ inch from the hemisphere, and surmounted by a spread
eagle cut from solid silver and hard soldered to the hemisphere, with
the eagle facing away from the anchor ring. The dimensions shall
be as follows: Hemisphere, y^ of an inch in diameter; the eagle, ^
of an inch from the top of the head to the point of the claws; the
spread of the wings, 1^ inches; the width of the anchor stock, -% of
an inch; the shank, full y$ of an inch; the arms of the anchor, from
the peak of the flukes to the apex of the crown, }- of an inch; the
length of the anchor over all, If inches. The shank of the anchor
shall intersect the hemisphere at an angle of 30 degrees with the plane
of the Equator. These devices shall be made in pairs, rights and lefts,
and shall be worn with the point of the crown of the anchor to the
front, and attached to the coat by clasp pins.
CORPS DEVICE FOR COLLARS OF FIELD COATS. (PL 23.)
160. All officers. The corps device for the collars of field coats
shall be similar in all respects as to shape, size, and design to that
prescribed for the coUars of undress coats, and shall be made of dull-
finish bronze metal.
CORPS DEVICE FOR FULL-DRESS AND UNDRESS CAPS. (PL 23.)
161. All officers. The corps device for the full-dress and undress
caps shall be a fretted silver Western Hemisphere struck from a solid
plate, with chased parallels, and the continents of North and South
America in gold, resting upon the shank between the stock and flukes
of a foul anchor of smooth gold ; the inner edges of the flukes distant
yg- inch from the hemisphere, and surmounted by a spread eagle cut
from solid silver and hard soldered to the hemisphere, with the eagle
facing away from the anchor ring. The dimensions shall be as
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follows: Hemisphere, J of an inch in diameter, the eagle ^ of an inch
from the top of the head to the point of the claws; the spread of the
wings, I^Q inches; the width of the anchor stock and shank, J of an
inch; the arms of the anchor, from the peak of the flukes to the apex
of the crown, rl f ar * inch; the length of the anchor over all, If
inches. The shank of the anchor shall intersect the hemisphere
at an angle of 30 degrees with the plane of the Equator. On the back
of the device there shall be a screw post fitted with a milled nut for
securing the device to the cap through an eyelet at the proper place.
CORPS DEVICE FOR FIELD CAPS AND HATS. (PI. 23.)
162. The corps device for field caps and hats shall be similar in all
respects as to shape, size, and design to that prescribed for full-dress
and undress cap, and shall be made of dull-finish bronze metal.
CORPS DEVICE FOR DRESS SADDLECLOTH.
163. All officers. The corps device for the dress saddlecloth shall
be of silver and gold and of the same design as that prescribed for
caps and twice the size of the latter.
CORPS DEVICE FOR FIELD SADDLECLOTH.
164. All officers. The corps device for the field saddlecloth shall
be of dull-finish bronze metal of the same design as that prescribed
for the field caps and hats and twice the size of the latter.
INSIGNIA OF RANK. (PL 24.)
165. The insignia of rank for officers shall be as follows:
Major general commandant. Two silver stars of five rays, of such
a size that the points of the rays will touch a circle 1 inch in diameter.
One ray of each star shall point toward the collar end of the shoulder
strap, epaulet, or shoulder knot.
Brigadier general. One silver star of five rays, of such a size that
points of rays will touch a circle 1 inch in diameter. One ray of
the star shall point toward the collar end of the shoulder strap,
epaulet, or shoulder knot.
Colonel. A silver spread eagle, 2J inches wide between the tips of
wings, distance from tips of wings to center of talons on each side
1| inches, from top of head to bottom of design 1 \ inches; the insignia
for the right side having in the right talon an olive branch and in
the left a bundle of three arrows, the extreme width from tip of
center arrowhead to end of olive branch being 1^- inches. These
insignia shall be made in pairs, rights and lefts, and the eagle shall
face to the front on each shoulder.
Lieutenant colonel. A seven-pointed silver oak leaf, with stem; 1 J
inches long from the tip of the .stem to the tip of the leaf, and 1^
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inches wide at the widest point. The tip of the leaf shall point toward
the collar end of the shoulder strap, epaulet, or shoulder knot.
Major. A seven-pointed gold oak leaf, with stem; 1J inches long
from the tip of the stem to the tip of the leaf, and 1 T% inches wide at
the widest point. The tip of the leaf shall point toward the collar
end of the shoulder strap, epaulet, or shoulder knot.
Captain. Two silver bars, each bar If inches long and f of an
inch wide, the bars being parallel and f of an inch apart. The bars
shall be worn on the shoulder strap, epaulet, or shoulder knot with
the long axis in a line from front to rear.
First lieutenant. One silver bar If inches long and f of an inch
wide. The bar shall be worn on the shoulder strap, epaulet, or
shoulder knot with the long axis in a line from front to rear.
The insignia of rank for epaulets, shoulder knots, and the shoulder
straps of the blue undress coat and winter field coat shall be em-
broidered, those for the epaulets and shoulder knots on scarlet cloth
so as to show -^ of an inch all around.
The insignia of rank for the white undress and summer field coats,
the white mess jacket, and overcoat shall be of metal and secured to
the coat by means of clasp pins.
DEVICE FOR AIDS-DE-CAMP. (PL 25.)
166. The device for aids-de-camp shall consist of a shield of the
United States, of properly colored enamel, f of an inch high, and }
of an inch wide at the top, surmounted by a gold or gilt eagle J of an
inch high, with wings displayed. On the blue field of the shield
there shall be a star or stars, according to the rank of the general on
whose staff the officer is serving. This device shall be worn in the
center of the sleeve ornament of the full-dress coat and mess jacket
and on the collars of the undress and field coats, and white mess
jacket, and on the shoulder straps of the overcoat. On the field
coats and overcoat this device shall be of dull-finish bronze metal.
DEPARTMENTAL DEVICES. (PL 25.)
167. The distinctive devices for the various staff departments of
the Marine Corps shall be as follows :
Adjutant and inspector's department. This device shall consist
of a Marine Corps gold sword in miniature and gold fasces crossed
and surmounted by a silver wreath, in the center of which shall be a
gold shield of thirteen bars with field above containing one large and
twelve small stars. The dimensions shall be : Full length of sword,
If inches; full length of fasces, If inches; diameter of wreath, f of an
inch outside, J of an inch inside; shield the full size of the inside of
the wreath.
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Quartermaster's Department. This device shall consist of a Marine
Corps gold sword in miniature and a gold key crossed and surmounted
by a gold wheel with a blue enamel run set with 13 gold stars. The
dimensions shall be: Length of sword, If inches; length of key, If
inches; diameter of wheel, f of an inch.
Paymaster's Department. This device shall consist of a Marine
Corps gold sword in miniature and a gold quill pen crossed and sur-
mounted by a silver oak leaf and two acorns. The dimensions shall
be: Length of sword, If inches; length of quill pen, If inches; length
of leaf from stem to tip, 1 J inches; width of leaf from tip to tip, f of
an inch. The devices for the Paymaster's Department shall be made
in rights and lefts.
These devices shall be worn with the full-dress, undress, and mess-
dress uniforms; and for the field uniforms and overcoat they shall be
of the same size and description but of dull-finish bronze metal.
GLOVES.
168. All officers. For wear with special full dress, full dress, un-
dress, and mess dress, the gloves shall be of white lisle thread, white
leather, or white kid when appropriate. With special full dress, full
dress, or mess dress, white kid gloves with white stitching may be
worn. When mounted, officers shall wear white leather gloves with
special full dress and full dress. With undress the gloves shall be of
white lisle thread for officers not mounted and of white leather or tan
leather, according to the nature of the service, for officers who are
mounted. When the overcoat is worn the gloves shall be of tan
leather for all officers. With the winter field uniform tan leather
gloves shall be worn. The tan leather gloves shall be of the same
'color as the undress and field belt, with plain stitching in the same
color on the back, and clasps of the same color, and they may be
either lined or unlined.
COLLAR.
169. All officers. The collar shall be a standing, straight edge,
white-linen collar, without flaps, of such height as to show not over
f of an inch above the collar of the coat.
NECKTIE.
170. All officers. The necktie shall be a black silk string tie, If
inches wide, and shall be worn tied in a plain double bow knot with
mess dress.
FIELD SCARF.
171. All officers. The field scarf shall be of fine flannel of the same
color as the flannel shirt; it shall be two inches wide, and shall be worn
tied in a four-in-hand knot when the flannel shirt is worn without
the coat.
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TROUSERS BELT.
172. All officers. The trousers belt shall be made of webbing 1-jJ-
inches wide, of the color of the summer field uniform, and in all
respects the same as the standard sample trousers belt for enlisted
men in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
SHOES.
173. All officers. The black shoes shall be high shoes of polished,
enamel, or patent leather; low shoes may be worn with mess dress
only, in which case black socks shall be worn. The tan shoes shall be
high laced shoes of tan leather. The white shoes shall be of white
canvas or white buckskin, and may be either high or low; in case
low white shoes are worn white socks shall be worn.
When not in line with troops, patent leather shoes without tips
shall be worn with the special full dress, full dress, and mess dress.
BOOTS. (Pis. 8, 40.)
174. All mounted officers. The black boots shall be of polished,
enamel, or patent leather, closely fitting at the top, reaching to about
2 inches below the kneecap, and the upper part of the bootleg shall be
stiffened. The spur rest shall be 1} inches above the bottom of the
heel.'
The tan boots shall be of tan leather, of the same pattern as the
black boots.
Tan shoes and strap puttee leggings may be prescribed in place of
tan boots.
LEGGINGS. (Pis. 11, 40.)
175. All officers. The leggings shall be of tan leather and of the
pattern known as the " strap puttee." Whenever leggings are worn
tan leather shoes shall be worn. Tan leather boots may be pre-
scribed for mounted officers in place of leggings and tan leather shoes.
SPURS.
176. All mounted officers. The spurs shall be of the same pattern
as those issued to officers by the Quartermaster's Department o"f the
Marine Corps; and shall be worn with black leather straps with black
boots, and tan leather straps with tan boots or leggings.
HORSE EQUIPMENT.
SADDLE.
177. All mounted officers. The saddle shall be a fair leather saddle
of McClellan or Whitman model, or similar design to that issued by
the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
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BRIDLE.
178. All mounted officers. The bridle shall be a fair leather curb
bridle similar to the one for officers issued by the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps
DRESS SADDLECLOTH.
179. Major General Commandant. The dress saddlecloth shall
be of dark-blue cloth, lined with No. 2 white cotton duck. It
shall -be made in halves neatly joined and held together by a
strip of black enameled leather [placed over the seam and stitched
through the cloth and lining; and trimmed with two bands of No. 5
Marine Corps gold lace 1J inches wide, the bands being 1J inches
apart, the outer one following the edge of the cloth. The prescribed
corps device shall be placed in the flank corners of the cloth. The
saddlecloth shall be worn over the saddle blanket or pad and under
the saddle.
180. All other mounted officers. The dress saddlecloth shall be of
dark-blue cloth, lined with No, 2 white cotton duck 22 inches wide,
and of the same design as that issued by the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps. It shall be made in halves neatly
joined and held together by a strip of black enameled leather placed
over the seam and stitched through the cloth and lining. Around
the edge there shall be a binding of scarlet enameled leather showing
one and one-half (1J) inches on the outside of the cloth. The pre-
scribed corps device shall be placed in the flank corners of the cloth.
The saddlecloth shall be worn over the saddle blanket, or pad, and
under the saddle.
FIELD SADDLECLOTH.
181. All mounted officers. The field saddlecloth shall be made of
No. 9 cotton duck 22 inches wide, of the same color as the summer
field uniform, and lined with No. 2 white cotton duck 22 inches
wide. It shall be of the same pattern and dimensions as the blue
saddlecloth prescribed for mounted officers, substituting tan leather
for the black and scarlet enameled leather. The prescribed dull-
finish bronze metal corps device shall be placed in the flank corners of
the saddlecloth. This saddlecloth shall be worn in the same manner
as prescribed for the blue saddlecloth.
CHAPTER 6.
LIST OF ARTICLES OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT WITH
WHICH EACH OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS IS RE-
QUIRED TO BE PROVIDED.
182. All officers of the Marine Corps shall be provided with the
following articles of uniform and equipment, unless otherwise
prescribed :
Full-dress coat.
Mess jacket, blue.
Mess jackets, white.
Blue undress coat.
White undress coats.
Summer field coats.
Winter field coat.
Overcoat.
Cloak.
Flannel shirts.
Field scarf.
Special full-dress trousers.
Full-dress trousers. (At least one pair
for full dress and another for undress.)
Full-dress breeches (for mounted offi-
cers only).
White undress trousers.
White mess-dress trousers.
Summer field breeches.
Winter field breeches.
Summer field trousers.
Winter field trousers.
Mess dress waistcoat.
Black silk necktie.
Chapeau (for Major General Comman-
dant and officers of the staff.
Full-dress cap.
Undress cap.
White cap.
Summer field cap.
Winter field cap.
Field hat.
Field-hat cord.
Corps devices and insignia of rank.
Departmental devices, for officers of the
staff.
Distinctive devices, for aids-de-camp.
Epaulets, for all officers of the line.
Aiguillettes (officers of the staff, aids-
de-camp and officers attached to duty at
the White House only).
Shoulder knots.
Black shoes.
Tan shoes.
White shoes.
Black boots (for mounted officers only).
Tan boots (for mounted officers only).
Tan leather leggings.
White lisle thread gloves.
White kid gloves.
White leather gloves, for mounted
officers.
Tan leather gloves.
Sash (for Major General Commandant
only).
Sword and scabbard.
Rain coat or cape.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Undress and field sword belt, with
slings, suspender straps, loops for canteen
and haversack, cartridge box, and loop
for pistol holster.
Trousers belt.
Undress sword knot.
Blanket.
Canteen.*
Haversack.*
Meat can.*
Knife.*
Fork.*
Spoon.*
Cup.*
Field glasses.
Watch.
Compass.
Notebook.
Pencil.
Pistol and holster.*
Whistle.
Rubber blanket or poncho.*
Ammunition.*
NOTE. Articles marked with an asterisk (*) will be issued by the Quartermaster's Department to those
officers by whom they are required.
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HOKSE EQUIPMENTS (for mounted officers only).
Curb bridle.
Halter headstall.
Halter strap.
Saddle, complete.
Dress saddlecloth.
Field saddlecloth.
Saddle blanket.
Horse cover.
Surcingle.
Currycomb.
Horse brush.
Pair of spurs.
Black leather spur straps.
Tan leather spur straps.
All horse equipments shall be of similar pattern to those issued by
the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
183. Officers when appointed to the Marine Corps shall provide
themselves with such articles of uniform and equipment as the Major
General Commandant may direct.
184. Officers ordered on duty in the field shall be required to carry
only the articles of uniform and equipment necessary to the particular
duty ordered.
CHAPTER 7.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL UNIFORMS OF ENLISTED
MEN OF THE MARINE CORPS, EXCEPT MEMBERS OF THE
MARINE BAND.
185.
Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
Noncommissioned officers, drum-
mers, trumpeters, and privates.
Noncommissioned officers, drum-
mers, trumpeters, and privates.
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DRESS. (PI. 47.)
Dress coat.
Dress trousers (white trousers may be prescribed).
Dress cap. (White cap covers may be prescribed,
and shall be worn with white trousers.)
White gloves, when under arms. Woolen gloves
shall be worn with overcoats.
Black shoes. (Tan shoes shall be prescribed with
leggings and may be prescribed with white
trousers.)
Medals and badges. (Ribbons of medals and
badges may be prescribed.)
Overcoat, when prescribed.
Arms and accouterments as may be prescribed.
At drills and exercises and on marches white
gloves may be dispensed with by order of the
senior officer present.
SUMMER FIELD DRESS. (PI. 48.)
Summer field coat.
Summer field trousers.
Leggings (except when their omission is pre-
scribed).
Field hat. (Summer field-cap cover shall be worn
when serving on board ship, and may be pre-
scribed on other occasions.)
Tan shoes.
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Cartridge belt with or without suspenders, as may
be prescribed. (Tan leather belts may be pre-
scribed in garrison or on board ship).
Arms and accouterments as may be prescribed ex-
cept that white belts shall not be worn ^with this
uniform, and field trumpet and drum slings shall
be worn with it by trumpeters and drummers.
In the field or at drills and exercises, either afloat or
ashore, when it would be appropriate the flannel
shirt may be prescribed in place of the field coat
in which case the collar of the shirt shall be worn
turned down.
Leggings may be omitted under appropriate cir-
cumstances when such omission is prescribed.
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Rank.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
Noncommissioned officers, drum-
mers, trumpeters, and privates.
WINTER FIELD DRESS. (PI. 49.)
Winter field coat.
Winter field breeches. (Winter field trousers shall
be worn when leggings are not prescribed.)
Leggings (except when their omission is pre-
scribed).
Field hat. (Winter field cap shall be worn when
serving on board ship and may be prescribed at
other times.)
Tan shoes.
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Overcoat when prescribed.
Woolen gloves when overcoat is worn and at other
times when prescribed.
Cartridge belt, with or without suspenders as may
be prescribed^ (Tan leather belts may be pre-
scribed in garrison or on board ship.)
Arms and accouterinents as may be prescribed, ex-
cept that white belts shall not be worn with
this uniform, and field trumpet and drum slings
shall be worn with it by trumpeters and drum-
mers.
In the field or at drills and exercises, either afloat
or ashore, when it would be appropriate the flan-
nel shirt may be prescribed in place of the field
coat, in which case the collar of the shirt shall be
worn turned down.
Leggings may be omitted under appropriate cir-
cumstances when such omission is prescribed.
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CHAPTER 8.
DESCRIPTION OF GARMENTS AND ARTICLES OF EQUIPMENT
OF ENLISTED MEN OF THE MARINE CORPS, EXCEPT MEM-
BERS OF THE MARINE BAND.
DRESS COAT. (PL 47.)
186. Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters, and pri-
vates. The dress coat shall be a single-breasted sack coat of dark
indigo-blue flannel dyed in the wool, extending to the crotch, cut
half close so as to define the figure, with no seam in the center
of the back, and with darts in the fore part under the arms extending
to the top of the hip bone. The body of the coat shall be lined with
black Italian cloth, and the sleeves shall be lined with drab jean.
There shall be one row of seven 35-ligne Marine Corps buttons down
the front, the top button being f of an inch from the base of the collar,
and the lowest button 1 inch below the waist. The coat shall have a
straight-front standing collar, If, If, or 2 inches high, stiffened by a
strip of suitable material inserted between the two plys. The collar
shall have square corners, closed by two black enamel hooks and eyes,
one at the base of the collar and one close to the top of the collar.
A piece of blue flannel shall be sewed on the inside to cover the
opening in the front of the collar. The sizes " short" shall have the
collar If inches high, the sizes " medium" shah 1 have the collar 1}
inches high, and the sizes "long" shah 1 have the collar 2 inches high.
On each shoulder there shall be a strap of the same material as the
coat, stiffened and lined with the same material, 3 inches wide at
the sleeve head seam, into which it shall be sewed, and If inches
wide at the collar end, where it shall be rounded and attached to the
coat by a 25-ligne Marine Corps button in the center of the rounding,
tne edges having a slight inward curve from the shoulder seam. The
edges of the shoulder strap shall be sewed down to the coat. At
the center of the bottom of the upper side of each sleeve there shall
be a three-pointed strap of the same material as the coat and 6
inches long, the lower part along the bottom edge of the sleeve,
2J inches wide at each point and 2 inches wide at the inside of the
curves between the points, a 25-ligne Marine Corps button sewed on
each point; the straight side of the straps sewed down and turned
over so as to make the points extend toward the back arm seams.
The coat shall be piped down the front, around the bottom, at the
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base of the collar, | of an inch from the top of the collar, and
along the edges of the shoulder and sleeve straps with J-inch scarlet
flannel, excepting along the straight side of the sleeve straps and the
shoulder seam edges of the shoulder straps, which shall be plain.
The shoulders of the coat shall be supported by standard cotton
pads, which shall be centered at the shoulder seam and extended full
length down the front and the back of the coat, the edge of the band
extending over the sleeve head seam J of an inch full.
The total number of buttons on the coat shall be seven 35-ligne
and eight 25-ligne.
SUMMER FIELD COAT. (PI. 48.)
187, Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters, and pri-
vates. The summer field coat shall be made of cotton material of the
same color and weight as the standard sample in the Quartermas-
ter's Department of the Marine Corps, cut half close, so as to
define the figure, with a seam down the center of the back, and
extending to the crotch. The side body between the back and the
front shall extend from the armpit to the bottom, and shall be opened
about 4 inches at the bottom between the side body and the back.
The coat shall be faced with the same material, the facing extending
to the shoulder seam; all seams being double. The coat shall have a
straight front standing collar of two plies, If, If, or 2 inches high
with square corners, and shall be closed by two brass hooks and eyes,
one at the base of the collar and one close to the top of the collar. The
sizes " short" shall have the collar If inches high, the sizes "medium"
shall have the collar If inches high, and the sizes " long " shah 1 have the
collar 2 inches high. The collar shall be reenforced at the front with
pieces of the same material doubled, about 1J inches long, 1J inches
wide, sewed to the inside of collar, so as to cover the opening. Extend-
ing from the neck to the upper pockets there shall be two welted gore
seams on each side of the breast. There shall be one row of five
30-ligne Marine Corps buttons of dull-finish bronze down the front;
the top button being J of an inch from the base of the coUar, and
the lowest button 1 inch below the waist. The shoulder straps shall
be of the same material as the coat and of the same size and design as
prescribed for the dress coat, with a 25-ligne Marine Corps button of
dull-finish bronze at the collar ends, and they shall be sewed to the
coat at the shoulder seam only. There shah 1 be one- pocket on each
breast, with a vertical pleat 1 inch wide in the center, the pleat being
sewed only at the top and bottom. There shah 1 be a pointed flap over
each pocket opening, buttoned with a 25-ligne Marine Corps button
of dull-finish bronze metal on the pleat of the pocket. The pocket
shall be 6J inches wide and 6 inches deep, rounded at lower cor-
ners, and the flap shall be 3 inches deep at the point and 1J inches
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at the sides, the top of the flap on a line with the second button from
the top. The cuffs shall be 3 inches deep on the under sleeve, run-
ning to a point at the middle part of the upper sleeve 6 inches deep,
and shall be cut double and sewed to the lower edge of the sleeve.
There shall be a loop at the center of the collar, 1J inches long and
J of an inch wide, of double khaki. The total number of buttons
shall be five 30-ligne and four 25-ligne all attached to the coat by
eyelets and rings, and made of dull-finished bronze metal.
WINTER FIELD COAT. (PL 49.)
188. All enlisted men. The winter field coat shall be a single-
breasted sack coat of the material and color of the standard sample
in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps, cut half close
so as to define the figure, but full across the chest, and extending to the
crotch. The back shall be in one piece, and the side body between
the back and front shall extend from the armpit to the bottom.
The coat shall have a straight front standing collar of two plys,
lf> If? or 2 inches high, stiffened by a strip of suitable material
inserted between the two plys. The collar shall have square cor-
ners, closed by two dull-finish bronze hooks and eyes, one at the base
of the collar and one close to the top of the collar. The inner ply
shall be extended 1 inch on the left side under the eyes so as to,
cover the front opening. The sizes " short" shall have the collar
If inches high, the sizes "medium" shall have the collar If inches
high, and the sizes "long" shall have the collar 2 inches high.
The coat shall be closed in front by one row of five 35-ligne Marine
Corps buttons of dull-finish bronze, equally spaced, the top button
being f of an inch below the base of the collar and the lower button
1 inch below the waist. The lower corners of the front shall be
square. The coat shall have a strap of two plys of the cloth on
each shoulder sewed in at the shoulder seam and extending to the
base of the collar, its dimensions being 3 niches wide at the shoulder
seam, 1J inches wide at a point 1 inch from the base of the collar,
from which point the collar end of the strap shall be rounded. In the^
center of the rounded end there shall be a buttonhole worked length-
wise of the strap and buttoned to a 25-ligne Marine Corps dull-finish
bronze button sewed to the coat } of an inch from the base of the
collar. At a point 1| inches from the shoulder seam the straps shall
be stitched down to the coat with one row of stitching and two cross
rows of diagonal stitching. There shall be one patch pocket on each
breast, 5J inches deep and 5 inches wide, with a vertical pleat 1 inch
wide in the center, this pleat being sewed at the top and bottom, the
lower edges of the pocket being rounded. The top of the pockets shall
be on a horizontal line with the second button from the top. There
shall be a pointed flap of two-ply cloth over each outer pocket opening.
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buttoned with a 25-ligne Marine Corps button of dull-finish bronze
sewed to the pleat of the pocket, this flap being 3 inches deep at a
point in the center and curving to 1J inches deep at each side. The
coat shall have a cuff on each sleeve 3 inches deep on the under side of
the sleeve and running to a point in the center of the upper side of the
sleeve 6 inches from the bottom of the sleeve. On each side, extending
from the neck at the front of the coat to the top of the pocket, there shall
be two diagonal gore seams, about 1^ inches wide at the collar and
3 inches wide at the top of the pocket. Each side of the front of the
coat shall be faced on the inside from the shoulder seam to the
bottom with a facing of the same cloth from 4 to 5 inches wide. The
slioulders of the coat shall be supported by standard cotton pads
which shall be centered in the shoulder seams and extended down the
front and the back, the edge of the band extending over the sleeve
head J of an inch full. There shall be an inside breast pocket with
a vertical opening on each side of the coat. The coat shall be piped
down the front edges, around the bottom, at the base of the collar,
around the tops of the cuffs, and around the edges of the shoulder
straps with J-inch scarlet flannel. The coat shall be lined with
material of the same color as the cloth. Reenlisted men shall wear
the prescribed enlistment stripes; noncommissioned officers shall
wear the prescribed chevrons indicating their rank, qualified gun-
pointers shall wear the prescribed marks, and drummers and trum-
peters shall wear the prescribed rank marks on the sleeves of this coat.
OVERCOAT. (PL 50.)
189. For enlisted men. The overcoat shall be made of the same
material and color as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps. It shall be double breasted with
two rows of 45-ligne Marine Corps buttons of dull-finish bronze on the
front, five buttons in each row, the distance between the rows being
12 inches at the top and 6 inches at the bottom, the upper buttons
being on a horizontal line with the collar opening and the lower but-
tons being 1 inch below the waist line, the coat overlapping in front
a distance equal to the distance between the two rows of buttons.
The coat shall extend to from 8 to 10 inches below the knee when the
wearer is in a standing position. The back shall be cut semifull, with
a 24-inch inverted pleat in the center, extending from a point 1^
inches below the base of the collar to the bottom of the coat. There
shall be a vent in the center of the back, extending from the height
of the crotch to the bottom of the coat. The left side of this vent
shall overlap the right side 2 inches. The back at the waist shall
have two straps of the same material as the coat, attached to the coat
at the side seams, the straps being 2^ inches wide, the right strap
having two buttonholes and the left strap two 45-ligne Marine Corps
buttons of dull-finish bronze, the length of the straps and the posi-
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tions of the buttons and buttonholes being such that when buttoned
the coat will fit snugly at the waist. The coat shall have a standing
rolling collar, 1 J inches stand and 4J inches leaf, with two heavy hooks
and eyes on the standing part one at the top and one at the bottom of
the collar stand, and a tab on the leaf part for securing the collar in
a standing position. On each shoulder there shall be a strap of the
same material as the coat, stitched in at the shoulder seam and extend-
ing to the base of the collar, the shoulder end being 3 inches wide and
from there tapering to 1J inches wide at a point 1 inch from the collar
end, which end shall be rounded and attached to the coat by means of
a 25-ligne Marine Corps button of dull-finish bronze. The strap shall
be stitched to the coat with one row of stitching 1 f inches from the
shoulder seam and shall have two rows of diagonal cross stitching be-
tween this row and the shoulder seam. On each sleeve there shah 1 be
a cuff of the same material as the coat, 3 inches wide on the under sleeve
and curving to a point at the center of the upper sleeve 6 inches from
the bottom of the sleeve. There shall be an inside breast pocket on
the left side. A tab 5 J inches long and 2 inches wide shall be provided
with a buttonhole in each end and a 25-ligne Marine Corps dull-finish
bronze button on the inside of each front edge of the coat 3 inches
from the bottom, so that the coat skirts may be buttoned back for
marching. The edges of the collar, shoulder straps, tabs, back
straps, and back vent, and the front edges of the coat shall be
stitched with one row of plain stitching J of an inch from the edge.
The body of the coat shall be lined with flannel or cloth of the same
shade as the material of the coat. On the overcoat noncommis-
sioned officers shall wear the chevrons and drummers and trumpeters
the designs prescribed for the winter field coat. Reenlisted men
shah 1 wear the same service stripes on the sleeves of the overcoat as
those prescribed for the winter field coat.
FLANNEL SHIRT.
190. All enlisted men. The flannel shirt shall be a light woolen
shirt, dyed the same color as that of the summer field uniform, having
a rolling collar 1 J inches wide, with one patch pocket on each breast,
closed by a V-shaped flap, with cuffs 2 inches deep, the front, cuffs,
and pocket flaps closed by flat brown bone buttons ^ inch in diameter,
and in every respect according to the standard sample in the Quar-
termaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
DRESS TROUSERS. (PL 47.)
191. Noncommissioned officers. The dress trousers shall be of
sky-blue kersey, cut with medium spring; with side pockets; having
a stripe of scarlet cloth 1 inch wide down each outer seam, the edges
of the scarlet cloth being welted ene-eighth of an inch. The suspender
buttons shall be on the inside of the waistband, which shall have
six belt loops.
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192. Privates, drummers, and trumpeters. The full-dress trousers
shall be the same as prescribed for noncommissioned officers, omitting
the scarlet stripes down the outer seams.
WHITE TROUSERS.
193. Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters, and pri-
vates. The white trousers shall be made of white cotton drill, after
the same pattern as the dress trousers for privates. All buckles and
buttons shah 1 be of brass, the suspender buttons shall be sewed on
the inside of the waistband, and there shall be six belt loops.
SUMMER FIELD TROUSERS. (PL 48.)
194. Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters , and pri-
vates. The summer field trousers shall be made of the same mate-
rial as the field coat and after the same pattern as the white trousers.
WINTER FIELD TROUSERS. (PL 49.)
195. All enlisted men. The winter field trousers shah 1 be made of
kersey of the same color as prescribed for the winter field coat, and
they shah 1 be cut in the same style and after the same pattern as the
dress trousers for privates, except that the seats and thighs shaU be
proportionately larger in all of the sizes.
WINTER FIELD BREECHES. (PL 49.)
196. All enlisted men. The winter field breeches shall be made of
kersey of the same color as that prescribed for the winter field coat.
They shaU be cut loose in the thigh, tight at the knee and from the
knee down, with ample length from hip to knee, and shah 1 extend to a
point just above the ankle joint. The outside seam of each leg shah 1
be slit from the knee down, and fastened below this by a lacing of
the same color as the cloth of the breeches, securing through eyelets
worked in the cloth at both sides of the slits. They shall be pro-
vided with six belt loops and the buttons shall be sewed on the inside
of the waistband. They shall have two side and one hip pockets.
DRESS CAP. (PL 47.)
197 . Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters, and privates.^
The dress cap shall be made of dark blue cloth of the same quality
and color as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department
of the Marine Corps. The cloth shall be well sponged, without
refinishing, before being made into caps. The band shall be 1J
inches wide, formed by the material of the body of the cap, between
two welts of scarlet cloth J of an inch wide, each welt at top and
bottom projecting about J of an inch, the bottom welt being about
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J inch above the base of the cap; the band being strengthened
by a strip of wicker 2 inches wide, well shellacked on both sides.
The upper and lower edges of the wicker band shall be bound with
strong silesia J inch wide, and sewed in between the sweatband
and the body of the cap. The crown shaU be bell-shaped, about
1J inches larger at the top than at the base; height, measuring
from lower welt in front, 3^ inches; in the back, 3 inches. The
visor shall slant downward at an angle of about 60 degrees from
the horizontal, and be made of black patent enameled leather,
lined with an embossed green leather securely cemented to the
body of the visor by the best rubber cement, and bound with black
patent leather to the depth of -^ of an inch, the upper edge of the
binding being neatly turned in and stitched. The width of the visor
at its widest part, from the lower edge of the center front of the cap
to the edge of the binding, shah 1 be If inches; and the entire visor
shall be molded to shape.
A 25-ligne fire gilt button, the shell portion being attached by
means of a threaded solid post fitting into a threaded hollow post,
shall be placed on each side immediately behind the ends of the
visor for securing the chin strap. The chin strap shall be made of
good enameled leather in two parts, each part about 9 inches long
and \ inch wide, fitted with a leather slide on the end of the under
part, and the same kind of a leather keeper on the end of the upper
part, through which the end finished to a point shall project about
J inch to permit the strap to be adjusted at will; and it shall have
metal eyelets at each end for the button post. The sweat leather
shah 1 be of good quality belgian leather, about If inches wide, turned
on the upper edge and properly cemented. The lining shall be of
strong black sateen, cut and shaped to the inner side of the crown,
joined at the seam with the crownpiece of the cap and stitched there-
with to hold the lining at all tunes in position. Between the wicker
stiffening and the body of the cap shall be placed a strong piece of furni-
ture haircloth to fit the cap, bound at the top by a strong cutting of
silesia about \\ inches wide, in which shall be inserted a flat steel-
covered wire about -3^ inch wide, the whole being secured to the hair-
cloth by two rows of stitching. The front quarter shall be reen-
forced by two upright stays of steel wire about 1 inch apart extend-
ing from the crown wire to the base of the band and covered on the
inside by a strong pieee of black elastic. The haircloth shall be well
shrunk before being cut for manufacture. Each cap shall have four
black metal eyelets for ventilation, two on each side of the cap, the cen-
ter of each eyelet being placed halfway between the upper seam of the
welt and the top of the cap, and \\ inches apart from each other.
There shall be a metal eyelet in the center line of the front, midway
between the upper welt and the edge of the crown, for the post of the
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ornament. Each cap shall have a loop of black mohair or worsted
braid, not less than J- of an inch wide, securely fastened under the
sweat leather at the back seam, and the sweat leather shall be sewed
to the cap with not less than seven fine stitches to the inch. The
above specifications are based on size 7J.
WHITE CAP COVER.
198 . All enlisted men. The white cap cover shall be made of white
cotton drill of the same quality as the standard sample in the
Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps, of the required
dimensions to fit properly the dress cap, and to conform to the shape
thereof; the sides being of two pieces seamed only in the back, lap-
seamed on the crown and band, and double turned and stitched at
the bottom, having a machine-sewed buttonhole J of an inch long
on each side in the proper position to receive the button of the cap,
and an eyelet in the front for the post of the ornament.
SUMMER FIELD CAP COVER.
199. All enlisted men. The summer field cap cover shall be made
of cotton drill of the same color as the summer field coat, and shall
be of the same description and dimensions as the white cap cover.
It shall be worn over the dress cap, the corps device and buttons
worn with it being of dull-finish bronze.
WINTER FIELD CAP. (PL 49.)
200. All enlisted men. The field cap shall be of the same descrip-
tion and dimensions as the dress cap prescribed for enlisted men and
shall be made of cloth of the same color as the winter field uniform.
The welts at the top and bottom of the band shall be plain without
scarlet piping, the visor and chin strap shall be made of leather of
the prescribed shade, and the buttons and corps device shall be of
dull-finish bronze.
FIELD HAT. (PL 48.)
201 . All enlisted men. The field hat shall be made of felt according
to the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the
Marine Corps. The brim shall be made nearly flat, 3 inches wide, and
reenforced around the outer edge by a strip of the same felt as the
hat, i of an inch wide. The hat shall be blocked to a point at the center
of the crown and the height shall be 5i inches. The band shall be a
ribbed silk ribbon of the same color as the hat, and 1 inch wide.
The corps device prescribed for caps, in dull-finish bronze, shall be
attached to the hat with its post on the front center line 2 inches above
the base of the crown. Regimental and battalion figures and com-
pany letters shall be worn when appropriate on the front of the hat;
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the battalion figure i of an inch to the right, the company letter \ of
an inch to the left, and the regimental number \ of an inch below the
corps device. A cord, as issued, shall be worn to hold the hat on the
head, this cord passing through the eyelet holes in the sides of the
brim and around the front of the hat at the base of the crown, and
around the head at the back, being neatly tied in a square knot
without loose ends.
MUSKRAT CAP.
202 . Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters, and privates.
The muskrat cap shall be the same as the standard sample in the
Quartermaster's Department, of the Marine Corps.
CORPS DEVICES FOR CAPS AND HAT.
203. Noncommissioned officers, drummers, trumpeters, and prir
votes. A corps device, struck from one piece of gilder's metal No.
14, of the same pattern and dimensions as the standard sample in the
Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps, shall be worn on
the front of the dress cap. When the white cap cover is worn, this
device shall be worn outside of the cover, A corps device of the
same pattern and dimensions in dull-finish bronze shall be worn
on the field cap and field hat. The dimensions of these devices
shall be the same as prescribed for officers.
SHOES.
204. All enlisted men. The shoes shall be of black calfskin or tan
leather made according to the standard sample in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps.
ARCTIC SHOES.
205. The arctic shoes shall be made according to the standard
sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
SOCKS.
206. All enlisted men. The socks shall be of wool or cotton and
made according to the standard sample in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps.
TROUSERS BELT.
207. All enlisted men. The trousers belt shall be of web belting,
If inches wide, of the color of the summer field uniform, and made
according to the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department
of the Marine Corps.
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UNDERSHIRTS.
208. All enlisted men. The undershirts shall be of cotton, or of
medium-weight or light-weight wool, made according to the standard
sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
DRAWERS.
209. All enlisted men. The drawers shall be of white jean or of
medium-weight or light wool, made according to the standard sample
in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
SUSPENDERS.
210. All enlisted men. The suspenders shall be made according to
the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the
Marine Corps.
PAJAMAS.
211. All enlisted men. The pajamas shall consist of coat and
trousers of white cotton jean made according to the standard sample
in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
DUNGAREES.
212. AH enlisted men for whom required. The dungarees shall con-
sist of a coat and trousers made according to the standard sample in
the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
GLOVES.
213 . AH enlisted men. The gloves shall be of white cotton for wear
with dress uniform, and of wool of the same color as the winter field
uniform for wear with that uniform or with overcoats, both kinds
being according to the standard samples in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps.
RAIN CLOTHES.
214. All enlisted men. The rain clothes shall consist of a coat, hat,
and boots, the same as the standard samples in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps. The rain clothes shall be used by
men on guard duty or by messengers, orderlies, and daily duty men
whose duties are such that they require this protection.
BLANKET.
215 . All enlisted men. The blanket shall be of wool and the same
as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the
Marine Corps.
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PONCHO.
216. All enlisted men. The ponchos shall be of light rubber cloth
or waterproof material the same as the standard sample in the Quar-
termaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
LEGGINGS. (PI. 48.)
217. All enlisted men. The leggings shall be of canvas and the
same as the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of
the Marine Corps.
HAVERSACK, KNAPSACK, AND CANTEEN.
218. All enlisted men. The haversack, knapsack, and canteen
shall be the same as the standard samples in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Marine Corps.
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS' SWORDS. (PL 18.)
219. Sergeant major and quartermaster sergeant. The sword shall
be of curved pattern, with blade of bright steel bearing the prescribed
decoration on both sides, with half -basket guard of brass, and black
leather grip wrapped with brass wire. The scabbard shall be of black
leather with plain brass ferrule and two plain brass straps with
rings attached thereto for slinging the sword.
220 . Other noncommissioned officers for whom prescribed. The sword
shall be the same as prescribed for sergeant major, and the scab-
bard shall be the same except that there shall be no rings, the lower
strap shall be omitted a*nd the upper strap shall have on the outer
side a hook for holding it in the frog.
BELTS AND BELT PLATES.
221. Sergeant major and quartermaster sergeant. The dress belt
shall be of white^ leather If inches wide, with slings f inch wide
attached to the belt in the same manner as the slings of officers' full-
dress belts, and it shall be closed by a brass belt plate of the same
design as the belt plate prescribed for officers' full-dress belts, except
that there shall be no ornamentation of silver on it. The undress and
field belt shall be the same as that prescribed for officers.
222 . Other noncommissioned officers for whom swords are prescribed.
The dress belt shall be of white leather If inches wide, with a sword
frog of the same leather, the belt being closed by a plain brass belt
plate for all except the second leader of the band and the drum
major, who shall wear the plate prescribed for a sergeant major.
The undress and field belt shall be of tan leather If inches wide,
with a frog of the same material, the belt being closed by means of
a bronze metal trace buckle.
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223. All men armed with the rifle. The dress belt shall be of white
leather If inches wide, closed by a plain brass belt plate. The undress
garrison belt shall be of tan leather, If inches wide, and closed by
means of a bronze metal trace buckle. The dress and undress belts
shall be provided with a sliding frog, of the same leather as the belt,
to hold the bayonet scabbard in place. In the field the web cartridge
belt shall be worn.
DRUM, DRUMSTICKS, TRUMPET, TRUMPET CORD, DRUM SLINGS, AND
STICK CARRIAGE.
224. Drummers and trumpeters. They shall be the same as the
standard samples in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine
Corps. Field trumpet cords and webbing drum slings shall be used
when the field uniform is worn or when cartridge belts are worn;
and red trumpet cords and white leather drum slings shall be used
at all other times.
CHEVRONS. (Pis. 51 to 57.)
225. The chevrons for the dress coat shall be of yellow-silk lace,
* inch wide on a backing of scarlet cloth which shall show J of an inch
between the bars and along the edges, worn on the sleeves above the
elbow, with the point up, the point of the chevron being 4 inches
below the shoulder seam, and the space between the bars being J of
an inch. The total width of the chevron shall be 8 inches.
Sergeant major. Three bars with 3 arcs on scarlet ground.
Second leader of the band. Three bars with three arcs on scarlet
ground with a cornet in yellow silk on scarlet ground in the angle.
Quartermaster sergeant. Three bars with 3 ties on scarlet ground.
Quartermaster sergeant, paymaster's department. Three bars with
3 ties on scarlet ground, with a device representing a pile of gold coins
crossed by a quill in yellow silk on scarlet ground in the angle.
Gunnery sergeant. Three bars with a device of a bursting bomb
and crossed rifles in yellow silk on scarlet ground, in the angle.
Drum major. Three bars with 3 ties and a 5-pointed star in
yellow silk on scarlet ground in the angle.
First sergeant. Three bars, with a lozenge of yellow silk on scarlet
ground placed in the angle.
Sergeant. Three bars.
Corporal. Two bars.
Lance corporal. One bar, 3J inches from side to side, worn on the
right sleeve only.
226. The chevrons on the full-dress coat of the second leader of
the band and the drum major shall be of J-inch real gold lace, made
in the same manner as the silk chevron; the star of the drum major's
full-dress chevron being embroidered in gold.
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227. On the winter field coat the chevrons shall be made of the
same material as the coat, the bars shall be f of an inch wide,
sewed on a backing of scarlet cloth, which shall show at the edges and
between the bars J of an inch. The total width of the chevron shall
be 3 inches.
228. On the overcoat the chevrons shall be the same as those
prescribed for the winter field coat, and they shall be worn in the
same position on the sleeve.
229. On the summer field coat the chevrons shall be made of
cotton material of a darker shade than the coat, on a backing of the
same material as the coat, and of the same dimensions as prescribed
for the winter field coat.
230. On the flannel shirt the chevrons shall be made of flannel of
a darker shade than the shirt, on a backing of the same material as
the shirt, and of the same dimensions as prescribed for the winter field
coat, and they shall be worn on both sleeves midway between the
elbow and the shoulder seam.
231. Drummers shall wear a design consisting of a pair of crossed
drumsticks, with the buttons down; the length of the stick being
2i inches. (PL 55.)
232. Trumpeters shall wear a design consisting of a horizontal
trumpet, with the mouthpiece to the front, 2J inches long and \
inch in width at the center. (PL 55.)
233. These designs shall be worn on the sleeves, halfway between the
elbow and the shoulder; for the dress coat they shall be embroidered
in yellow silk on dark-blue material the same as the coats; for the
field coats, overcoat, and flannel shirt they shall be embroidered in
gray linen thread on material the same as the respective coats and
shirt on which they are to be worn.
GUN POINTERS' BADGES. (PL 55.)
234. On the dress coat enlisted men serving on board ship, who
have qualified as gun pointers, shall, while regularly detailed as such,
wear midway between the elbow and the lower end of the right sleeve a
distinctive badge, the design of which shall be as follows : A 6-pounder
gun mounted on a cage mount, total length of the design being 2J
inches, and height measuring through center of base 1J inches, all
embroidered in fast-dye scarlet silk for gun pointers, first class, and
in white silk for gun pointers, second class.
On the field coats and flannel shirt the design shall be embroidered
in drab linen thread on drill for the summer field coat, on cloth for
the winter field coat, and on flannel for the shirt, all of these materials
being of the same color as the field uniform.
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SERVICE STRIPES. (PL 47.)
235. To indicate service, all noncommissioned officers, drummers,
trumpeters, privates, and musicians, who have served faithfully one
term of enlistment in any branch of the Government service, shall
wear, as a mark of distinction, upon each sleeve midway between
the bottojn of the sleeve and the elbow, a service stripe. On the
dress coat this stripe shall be 8 .inches long and shall be sewed on the
sleeve above the strap with the front end of the stripe 4J inches
and the rear end 8J inches from the lower edge of the sleeve, and
it shall be made of yellow silk lace \ of an inch wide, edged with
scarlet cloth \ of an inch wide. An additional service stripe shall
be added for each additional term of enlistment completed as above
prescribed and shall be placed above the other stripes showing J of
an inch of scarlet cloth between. These stripes on the full-dress coats
of the second leader of the band and drum major shall be of real gold
lace \ of an inch wide. On the winter field coat and overcoat the serv-
ice stripe shall be 3| inches long and f of an inch wide of the same mate-
rial as the coat, sewed to a backing of scarlet cloth which shall show
all around the stripe for J of an inch. The stripes shall be sewed on
the sleeve \\' inches above the point of the cuff at an angle of 30
degrees with the bottom of the sleeve and the ends shall be bias cut
to show a vertical edge. Additional stripes shall be added above
the first one, the ends being kept vertical, and the backing of scarlet
cloth showing J of an inch between the stripes. On the summer field
coat the service stripe shall be of cotton material of a darker shade
than the coat, of the same size as prescribed for the winter field coat,
and sewed on the coat in the same manner, omitting the backing.
CHAPTER 9.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENTS
OF ENLISTED MEN OF THE MARINE CORPS.
CLOTHING.
236. Every article of clothing shall be plainly marked with the
owner's name, using either stencil or stamp, the letters to be similar
in size and style to the following sample:
J. T. SMITH.
These names shall be marked in black on light-colored material
and in white on dark-colored material, and shall be placed on the sev-
eral articles as follows:
Caps. Inside the crown.
Cap covers. Inside the band.
Coats, Hue. On lining of right sleeve, near the shoulder seam.
Coats, field. Inside, on right facing, under the pocket.
Drawers. On the outside of right half waistband.
Gloves. Inside wrist, parallel to edge.
Hats. Inside the crown.
Leggings. On the inside, 1 inch from and parallel to the top.
Shirts, under. Across center of back inside, 1 inch below collar.
Shirts, flannel. On the inside facing, underneath the right pocket.
Shoes. Inside, near the top.
Socles. On the leg, near the top.
Trousers. Inside, right waistband.
Blankets shall be marked with the owner's name in white block
letters 1 inch in height, similar to the standard stencil issued by the
Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps, on the face of the
blanket, in the center of the lower stripe.
ACCOUTERMENTS .
237. Accouterments, the property of the Government, shall not
be marked with the name of the man to whom they are issued, but
may be marked in black with distinguishing number of regiment,
letter for company, and number of identification of the man to whom
issued; the letters and numbers to be similar in style and size to the
following sample:
2. B. 52
Haversacks, canteens, and knapsacks shall be marked on the backs,
1 inch from and in the center of the lower edge, and belts and sus-
pender straps on the inside.
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CHAPTER 10.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL UNIFORMS OF MEMBERS OF
THE MARINE BAND.
238.
Grade.
Leader, second leader, and all
musicians.
Leader only.
Leader, second leader, all musi-
cians, and drum major.
Leader only.
Leader, second leader, all musi-
cians, and drum major.
Leader only.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
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SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
Special full-dress coat.
Special full-dress trousers.
Special full-dress cap.
White gloves.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
Sword.
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
Shoulder knots.
This uniform shall be worn on occasions of indoor
functions at which the band has to play, or on
other special occasions when prescribed.
FULL DRESS.
Full-dress coat.
Full-dress trousers. (White trousers may be pre-
scribed.)
Full-dress cap. (Shako, for drum major only.)
Shoulder knots (for all except leader).
Aiguillettes (for all except drum major).
White gloves.
Black shoes.
Medals and badges.
Accouterments as may be prescribed.
Epaulets.
Sword .
Full-dress sword belt.
Full-dress sword knot.
This uniform shall be worn on occasions of parades
or reviews, when officers appear in special full
dress or full dress uniform, and when prescribed
by the commanding officer.
DRESS.
Dress coat.
Dress trousers. (White trousers may be pre-
scribed.
Dress cap. (White cap covers over dress caps
may be prescribed and shall be worn with
white trousers.)
White gloves.
Black shoes.
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Accouterments as may be prescribed.
Sword.
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
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Grade.
Garments, etc., composing uniform.
Leader, second leader, all musi-
cians, and drum major.
Leader only.
Leader, second leader, all musi-
cians, and drum major.
Leader only.
SUMMER FIELD DRESS.
Summer field coat.
Summer field trousers.
Leggings (except when their omission is pre-
scribed ).
Field hat. (Summer field cap cover may be pre-
scribed.)
Tan shoes.
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Arms and accouterments as may be prescribed,
except that white belts shall not be worn with
this uniform.
In the field, or at drills or exercises when it would
be appropriate, the flannel shirt may be pre-
scribed in place of the field coat, in which case
the collar shall be worn turned down.
Leggings may be omitted under appropriate cir-
cumstances when such omission is prescribed.
Sword .
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
WINTER FIELD DRESS.
Winter field coat.
Winter field breeches. (Winter field trousers
shall be worn when leggings are not prescribed.)
Leggings (except when their omission is pre-
scribed).
Field hat. (Winter field cap may be prescribed.)
Tan shoes.
Ribbons of medals and badges.
Arms and accouterments as may be prescribed,
except that white belts shall not be worn with
this uniform.
In the field, or at drills or exercises when it would
be appropriate, the flannel shirt may be pre-
scribed in place of the field coat, in which case
the collar shall be worn turned down.
Leggings may be omitted under appropriate cir-
cumstances when such omission is prescribed.
Sword.
Undress sword belt.
Undress sword knot.
CHAPTER 11.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GARMENTS AND ARTICLES OF EQUIP-
MENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BAND.
SPECIAL FULL-DRESS COAT.
239. Leader of the ~band. The special full-dress coat shall be a sack
coat of Marine Corps standard scarlet cloth with standing collar, cut
to fit the figure easily, lined with black, extending to the crotch,
closed down the front by five black bone buttons on the right side,
equally spaced, from the collar to the waist, and corresponding
buttonholes on the left side concealed by a fly front. There shall
be a vertical opening in the side seam on each side, the one on the
right side extending upward 6 inches from the bottom of the coat
and the one on the left side extending upward as far as the point of
the hip to aUow the sword slings to pass through when the sword
belt is worn underneath the coat. The lower corners of the coat in
front shall be slightly rounded.
The collar shall be 1 f or 2 inches high, the corners in front being
square with hooks and eyes at the top and bottom, lined with white
material, and stiffened, joined to the body of the coat close to the
neck in such manner that the collar shall be upright and fit the neck
closely at the top and bottom. The If-inch collar shall be trimmed
with No. 3 Marine Corps gold lace, and the 2-inch collar with No. I
Marine Corps gold lace.
Both sides of the front, the lower border, the bottoms of the sleeves,
the side slits, and the back seams shall be trimmed with No. 3 Marine
Corps gold lace 1J inches wide, the trimming of the left-side slit
extending no higher than that of the right-side slit, and the braid to
be carried to a 90 point over the side slits, and on the back seams to a
point 2 inches below the shoulder seam of the sleeves. All of this trim-
ming shall be backed by No. 9 Marine Corps gold lace J of an inch
wide, which shall be formed into a single overhand loop f of an inch
in diameter at each change of direction. The coat shall be trimmed
across the front with 5 double rows of No. 8 Marine Corps gold lace f
of an inch wide, spaced equally from the collar to the waist, ending
at the center, those on the left side having loops and those on the right
side having gold lace covered frogs If inches long, with two over-
lapping loops, 2 inches long and 1 inches wide, at the outer ends,
covered at the top by gold lace stuffed crochet buttons 1 inch in
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diameter; and midway between this button and the center line of the
coat each part of the braid shall be formed into a single overhand
loop 1 inch in diameter, the length of the rows of braid being from
9 to 10 inches at the top to from 4J to 5 inches at the waist, according
to the size of the wearer.
The sleeves shall be trimmed with the same design and same lace
as that prescribed for the full-dress coat of a first lieutenant of the
line, omitting the scarlet backing.
The corps devices for collars in silver and gold shall be worn on the
collar of this coat at the same places as for officers' undress coats.
The shoulder knots prescribed for the leader of the band shall be
worn on this coat, and the sword belt shall be worn under the coat.
240. Second leader of the band. The special full-dress coat shall be
the same as that prescribed for musicians of the band, except that
the cuff shall be trimmed with black mohair braid f inch wide, form-
ing the prescribed device, in lieu of the black broadcloth cuff.
241. Musicians. The special full-dress coat shall be a sack coat
of Marine Corps standard scarlet cloth, cut half close so as to
define the figure, of the same length as the undress coat, with slits
at the bottom of side seams between the fore part and side body
seams, 6 inches long, fastened with one hook and eye in the center of
the slit. The coat shall have a straight standing collar of black
broadcloth, If or 2 inches high, fastened in front at top and bottom
with two hooks and eyes, pointed downward between shoulders 1
inch from base of collar, and piped around the top and bottom with
J-inch white cloth. The cuffs shall be pointed and of black broad-
cloth, extending up the sleeve 7 inches, piped around the upper
edge with }-inch white cloth. The shoulder straps shall be of black
broadcloth, of the prescribed design, piped with white cloth J inch
wide, 3 inches wide at sleeve head with a slight curve on either side
from outer edge; inner ends rounded; sewed down to the fore part
along the shoulder seams, outer edge sewed in with the sleeves, and
having a small crochet button on the collar end. The front edges,
bottom, and side slits shall be trimmed with black mohair braid
1 inch wide, backed with black tracing braid J of an inch wide. The
coat shall be trimmed across the front with 5 double rows of black
mohair tubular braid f of an inch wide and 10 stuffed crochet but-
tons, 1 inch in diameter, 5 on each side, and shall be fastened in
front with crochet olives and loops, and 7 black buttons on the
right side with 7 buttonholes under a fly on the left side; and
2 hooks and eyes below the buttons to fasten the front of the skirt.
There shall be two rows of f inch black tubular braid up each side
of the coat on either side of the seam between the side body and
back, ending in a triple loop immediately below the shoulders, the
two side loops being 1 inch long and the center loop 1J inches long.
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FULL-DRESS COAT.
242. Leader of the band. The full-dress coat shall be a tunic of
dark-blue cloth, of the same pattern as that prescribed for officers of
the Staff, with the following exceptions : The front of the tunic shall
be trimmed across with No. 9 Marine Corps gold lace | of an inch
wide and three rows of 35-ligne Marine Corps buttons, each row hav-
ing seven buttons, adjacent rows being 7 inches apart at the top and
6 inches apart at the bottom. The cuffs shall be trimmed as pre-
scribed for the full-dress coat of a first lieutenant of the line, omitting
the scarlet backing. Epaulets and aiguillettes shall be worn with
this coat.
243. Second leader of the land. The full-dress coat shall be of
standard scarlet cloth, of single breasted tunic pattern, to extend to
1 inch below the crotch, closed in front by 7 35-ligne Marine Corps
buttons equally spaced from the neck to the waist. There shall be
a vent in the center of the back of the skirt extending from the
bottom of the skirt to the waist seam with a single pleat on each
side of it and a 35-ligne Marine Corps button at the head of each
pleat. The collar shall be two ply, of black broadcloth, stiffened
between the two plys with a strip of suitable material, straight-
front, standing, If, If, or 2 inches high, fitted close to the neck
and closed by two hooks and eyes, one at the top and one at the
bottom, pointed down between the shoulders 1 inch from the base
of the collar and piped around the top and bottom with J inch white
cloth. The front and bottom edges of the coat and back pleats of
the skirt to the waist seam shall be piped with J inch white cloth.
The coat shall be trimmed across the breast with black mohair
braid f of an inch wide in the same manner as the dress coat of the
leader of the band. On this trimming there shall be three rows of
35-ligne Marine Corps buttons, each row having seven buttons,
adjacent rows being 7 inches apart at the top and 3J inches apart at
the bottom, the center row being the buttons for closing the coat.
The bottoms of the sleeves shall be ornamented with the prescribed
design, consisting of three loops of black tubular braid. (PL 58.)
Shoulder knots and aiguilettes shall be worn with this coat.
244. Musicians. The full-dress coat shall be the same as that
prescribed for the second leader, except that the cuffs shall be made
of black broadcloth, pointed, and extending up the sleeves 7 inches,
piped around the upper edge with J-inch white cloth. On the under
seam of this cuff there shall be placed three 25-ligne Marine Corps
buttons.
245. Drum major (PL 46). The full-dress coat shall be the same
as that prescribed for the second leader of the band, except that the
collar shall be of scarlet cloth, trimmed with J-inch gold lace of
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prescribed design at the top and bottom and piped at the bottom
with J-inch white cloth, and that the trimming on the breast shall
be of No. 8 Marine Corps gold braid f of an inch wide. A pointed
cuff shall be outlined with J-inch gold tubular braid running from
the side of the sleeve at a point 3 inches from the end to a point
in the center of sleeve about 6 inches from the end, a figure of three
loops being formed at the point.
DRESS COAT.
246. Leader of the band. The dress coat shall be of dark-blue cloth,
of the same cut, design and trimming as prescribed for the special
full-dress coat for the leader of the band, except that all of the braid
used in the trimming shall be of black mohair, and on each shoulder
there shall be a strap of the same material as the coat, sewed in at the
shoulder seam and reaching from there to the bottom edge of the
collar, being 3 inches from there to the bottom edge of the collar,
being 3 inches wide at the shoulder seam and If inches wide at a
distance of 1 inch from the collar end, which end shall be rounding
and have at the center of the rounding a black stuffed crochet button
f of an inch in diameter, the edges of the strap being bound by
mohair braid showing f of an inch at the sides and around the collar
end of the strap. The edges of the strap shall be stitched down to
the coat. The corps device for collars in silver and gold shall be
worn on the collars as prescribed for the undress coats of commis-
sioned officers and silver lyres 1 inch in height shall be worn on the
shoulder straps in the place of the insignia of rank prescribed for the
undress coats of commissioned officers.
247. Second leader of the band. The dress coat shall be the same
as that prescribed for other enlisted men of the Marine Corps, with
the following exceptions : A lyre of gold 1 inch in height shall be worn
on each side of the collar, 1 inch from the front edges thereof ; and
on each cuff there shall be, instead of the three-pointed strap, the
device prescribed for full dress, but made of scarlet worsted lace.
(PL 58.)
248. Musicians. The dress coat shall be the same as that pre-
scribed for enlisted men of the line, with a lyre of white metal 1 inch
in height on each side of the collar, 1 inch from the front edges.
249. Drum major. The dress coat shall be the same as that
prescribed for other enlisted men of the Marine Corps.
WHITE UNDRESS COAT.
250. Leader of the band. The white undress coat shall be the same
as that prescribed for officers of the Marine Corps.
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SUMMER FIELD COAT.
251. Leader of the band. The summer field cOat shall be the same
as that prescribed for commissioned officers, substituting a silver
lyre 1 inch in height for the insignia of rank.
252. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
summer field coat shall be the same as that prescribed for other
enlisted men. The second leader shall wear a. lyre of gilt metal and
musicians a lyre of bronze metal 1 inch in height on each side of
the collar 1 inch from the front edges.
WINTER FIELD COAT.
253." Leader of the band. The winter field coat shah 1 be the same as
that prescribed for commissioned officers, substituting a silver lyre 1
inch in height for the insignia of rank.
254. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
winter field coat shall be the same as that prescribed for other
enlisted men. The second leader shall wear a lyre of gilt metal and
musicians a lyre of bronze metal 1 inch in height on each side of
the collar 1 inch from the front edges.
OVERCOAT.
255. Leader of the band. The overcoat shall be the same as that
prescribed for a commissioned officer, the sleeve ornaments being the
same as those prescribed for a first lieutenant.
256. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
overcoat shall be the same as that prescribed for other enlisted men
of the Marine Corps; the chevrons of the second leader and drum
major being worn on the sleeves, as prescribed for noncommissioned
officers.
CLOAK.
257. Leader of the band. The cloak shall be the same as that pre-
scribed for a commissioned officer.
SPECIAL FULL-DRESS TROUSERS.
258. Leader of the band. The special full-dress trousers shall be
made of dark blue cloth, cut with a medium spring, with side pockets
and hip pockets. They shall have a stripe of No. 5 Marine Corps gold
lace 1J inches wide down the outer seam of each leg. The buttons
shall be placed on the inside of the waistband.
259. Second leader of the band and musicians. The special full-
dress trousers shall be the same as prescribed for the leader, except
that the stripe down the outer seam of each leg shall be of standard
scarlet cloth 1 inch wide, showing a row of stitching on each side of
stripe J of an inch from the edge, and there shall be six belt loops.
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FULL-DRESS TROUSERS.
260. Leader of the land. The full-dress trousers shall be the same
as those prescribed for officers of the line.
261. Second leader of the band and musicians. The full-dress
trousers shall be the same as those prescribed for privates, except that
there shall be two stripes down the outer seams of scarlet cloth \
inch wide, stitched on the outer edge. These stripes shall be f of an
inch apart, with a J-inch white welt midway between them.
262. Drum major. The full-dress trousers shall be the same as
the dress trousers prescribed for other noncommissioned officers.
DRESS TROUSERS.
263. Leader of the band. The dress trousers shall be the same as
those prescribed for full dress for officers of the line.
264. Second leader of the band and drum major. The dress trousers
shall be the same as those prescribed for noncommissioned officers.
265. Musicians. The dress trousers shall be the same as those
prescribed for privates.
WHITE TROUSERS.
266. Leader and second leader of the band, drum major and musi-
cians^ The white trousers shall be the same as those prescribed for
other enlisted men.
WINTER FIELD BREECHES.
267. Leader of the band. The winter field breeches shall be the
same as those prescribed for unmounted commissioned officers.
268. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
winter field breeches shall be the same as those prescribed for other
enlisted men.
WINTER FIELD TROUSERS.
269. Leader of the band. The winter field trousers shall be the
same as those prescribed for commissioned officers.
270. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
winter field trousers shall be the same as those prescribed for other
enlisted men.
SUMMER FIELD TROUSERS.
271. Leader and second leader of the band, drum major, and mu-
sicians. The summer field trousers shall be the same as those pre-
scribed for other enlisted men.
SPECIAL FULL-DRESS CAP.
272. Leader of the band. The special full-dress cap shall be made
of dark blue cloth and of the same pattern and description as the
full-dress cap for commissioned officers below field rank.
UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 89
273. Second leader of the band and musicians. The special full-
dress cap shall be of the same style and dimensions as the dress cap
prescribed for other enlisted men; it shall be made of standard scarlet
cloth; there shall be a band of IJ-inch black mohair braid between
the welts at the bottom and top of the band, and there shall be a knot
of black tubular braid on the top of the crown of the same description
and dimensions as that prescribed for the undress cap of commissioned
officers. The visor, buttons, chin strap, and corps device shall be the
same as those prescribed for the dress cap of other enlisted men.
FULL-DRESS CAP.
274. Leader of the band. The full-dress cap shall be the same as
that prescribed for special full dress.
275 . Second leader of the band and musicians. The full-dress cap
shall be the same as prescribed for special full dress.
276. Drum major (PI. 46). The full-dress cap shall be a shako of
black astrakan lambskin on a leather body, height in front 8 J inches, in
back 10 inches; with a plain red cloth top and red cloth bag trimmed
with gold soutache braid, and a twisted cord button on the left side,
and a gilt chain chin strap lined with black leather, attached by
means of a 25-ligne Marine Corps button on each side, and a 12-inch
red, white, and blue vulture feather upright plume, inserted on the
right side. The chain chin strap shall be worn on the chin.
DRESS CAP.
277. Leader of the band. The dress cap shall be the same as the
undress cap prescribed for commissioned officers.
278 . Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
dress cap shall be the same as that prescribed for other enlisted men.
WHITE CAP.
279. Leader of the band. The white cap shall be the same as that
prescribed for commissioned officers.
WHITE CAP COVER.
280. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
white cap cover shall be the same as that prescribed for ether enlisted
men.
WINTER FIELD CAP AND FIELD HAT.
281. Leader of the band. The winter field cap and field hat shall
be the same as those prescribed for commissioned officers.
282. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
winter field cap and field hat shall be the same as those prescribed
for other enlisted men.
90 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
SUMMER FIELD CAP.
283. Leader of the band. The summer field cap shall be the same
as that prescribed for commissioned officers.
SUMMER FIELD CAP COVER.
284. Second leader of the band, drum major, and musicians. The
summer field cap cover shall be the same as that prescribed for other
enlisted men.
EPAULETS.
285. Leader of the band. The epaulets shall be the same as those
prescribed for a first lieutenant, a silver lyre 1 inch in height being
substituted for the insignia of rank.
SHOULDER KNOTS.
286. Leader of the band. The shoulder knots shall be the same as
those prescribed for commissioned officers of the line, a silver lyre
1 inch in height being substituted for the insignia of rank.
287. Second leader of the band, and drum major. The shoulder
knots shall be of J-inch gold cord made according to the standard
sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
288. Musicians. The shoulder knots shall be of cord, United
States gauge 4, made on a 16-carrier machine, of one end No. 18,
fourfold best quality bleached genappe, with a filling of 23 ends No. 8,
threefold cotton; composed of 2 rows of the cord, plaited and extend-
ing the entire length over scarlet-cloth-covered tin forms fitted with
a raised tin pad at the lower end ; lined with scarlet cloth and finished
with brass fastenings, secured at upper end by a 25-ligne Marine
Corps button. The dimensions of the knot shall be, extreme length,
6J inches, width 2J inches at the top, and 3J inches at the broadest
portion of the pad.
FULL-DRESS SWORD BELT AND BELT PLATE.
289. Leader of the band. The full-dress sword belt and plate shall
be the same as those prescribed for commissioned officers.
UNDRESS SWORD BELT.
290. Leader of the band. The undress sword belt shall be the same
as those prescribed for commissioned officers.
FULL-DRESS AND UNDRESS SWORD KNOTS.
291. Leader of the band. The full-dress and undress sword knots
shall be the same as those prescribed for commissioned officers.
UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 91
SWORDS .
292 . Leader of the band. The sword shall be the same as that pre-
scribed for commissioned officers.
293. Second leader of the hand and drum major. The sword shall
be the same as that prescribed for sergeants who are armed with the
sword.
BELTS AND BELT PLATES.
294. Second leader of the hand and drum major. The white belt
shah 1 be the same as that prescribed for privates, and it shall be
closed by means of the belt plate prescribed for the white belt of a
sergeant major. The tan belt shall be the same as that prescribed
for privates.
295. Musicians. The white and tan belts shall be the same as
those prescribed for privates.
AlGUILLETTES.
296. Leader of the hand. The aiguillettes shall be of gold cord J of
an inch in diameter, and made and worn in the same manner as those
prescribed for officers of the staff of the Marine Corps.
297. Second leader of the hand. The aiguillettes shall be of J-inch
gold cord, detachable from right shoulder knot, and made according
to the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the
Marine Corps. They shah 1 be suspended from the top button of the
coat.
298. Musicians. The aiguillettes shall be of cord United States
gauge 3, made on 24 carrier machine, of one end No. 18, four-fold, best
quality bleached genappe, with filling of 25 ends No. 8 three-fold cotton,
and shall consist of 2 loop-plaited sections permanently attached to
the right shoulder knot at the angles formed by the turn of the cord
at the right and left sides of the lower end, the front sections being
plaited to a length of 22 inches and the rear sections to a length of
28J inches, the two plaited ends being securely stitched together and
having a 1-inch loop of J-inch cord fastened between the ends of the
plaits, for buttoning. From this point the two sections shall extend
in single cords to a depth of 3J inches, and then be formed into coils
of 5 laps, the ends passing through the coils and thence extending in
single cords 3J inches and ending in a gilt tip 3 inches long. They
shah 1 be suspended from the top button of the coat and conform in all
respects to the standard sample in the Quartermaster's Department
of the Marine Corps.
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BALDRICK. (PL 46.)
299. Drum major. The baldrick shall be of white enameled
leather, 3 inches wide, with the prescribed ornaments and a black
patent-leather pouch, and shall conform to the sample in the Quar-
termaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
BATON. (PL 46.)
300. Drum major. The baton shall be the same as the standard
sample in the Quartermaster's Department of the Marine Corps.
The stick shall be of Malacca cane tapering from a diameter of H
inches at the head to 1 inch at the ferrule; the head shall be of cast
brass, hollow, and joined to a socket by screw threads, diameter of
head 6 inches, and a gilt corps device of the size prescribed for caps
shall be firmly riveted to the top; the ferrule shall be of sheet brass
with a solid tip, 8f inches long; there shall be two gilt staples on the
socket of the head and two similar staples on the upper edge of the
socket of the ferrule to receive the cord; the cord and tassels shall be
of J-inch gold cord 3f yards in length, and shall be attached to the
head and ferrule and evenly plaited around the stick; the total
length of the baton shall be 50 inches.
CHAPTER 12.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PACKING KNAPSACKS AND BLANKET
ROLLS.
KNAPSACKS. (PL 48.)
301. All enlisted men. For all ordinary duty the knapsack shall be
packed as nearly as practicable in conformity with "The Landing
Force and Small- Arm Instructions, United States Navy." Certain
deviations therefrom are necessary on account of the nature of the
clothing furnished to enlisted men of the Marine Corps.
The knapsack shall contain the following articles :
One single blanket.
One suit of winter or summer field uniform, or of blue dress uniform, depending
upon the climate or the nature of the service.
One suit of underclothes.
One flannel shirt.
One pair of shoes, black or tan, depending upon the nature of the service.
One towel.
One cake of soap.
One .toothbrush.
One comb.
One hairbrush (if desired).
One shaving kit.
One sewing kit.
Pipe and tobacco (if d^ired).
One box of safety matches.
The blanket shall be folded flat exactly the size of the knapsack
and shall form the first layer next the back; the undershirt and
drawers, folded separately, shall form the next layer; the flannel
shirt, folded the size of the knapsack, shall form the third layer; the
coat and trousers, folded separately, shall form the fourth and outer
layer; and the socks shall be placed between the second and third
layer, folded once, with the edges of the folds flush with the top of
the pack; and the ties shall be secured over all.
The knapsack pocket shall contain the towel, soap, comb, hair-
brush, toothbrush, sewing kit, pipe and tobacco.
The overcoat, when carried, shall be folded on its length to a width
of 18 inches, and then tightly rolled from the collar end toward the
bottom, the roll being finished by rolling it into one fold of the bottom
of the coat, making a secure and compact roll.
The poncho shall be neatly rolled around the overcoat roll, so that
it shall cover the sides and end of the roll, and the roll shall then be
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94 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
strapped on top of the packed knapsack, the spare ends of the straps
being expended in tight coils. When it is desired to wear the poncho
it may be removed from the roll and the overcoat then strapped to
the top of the knapsack.
When overcoats are not carried, the poncho shall be tightly rolled
on its width and secured by ties placed in the eyelet holes, then
middled across the top of the packed knapsack and secured by the
straps on top and on the sides by buttoning the flap beckets over the
ends of the poncho roll.
BLANKET ROLL. (PL 60.)
302. All enlisted men. In cases where it is considered imprac-
ticable to carry the knapsack in the field the blanket roll shall be
carried.
The blanket roll shall contain the following articles :
Shelter tent half.
Shelter tent pole.
Shelter tent pins, 5.
Shelter tent guy.
Blanket.
One pair of field trousers, summer or winter, as necessary.
One flannel shirt.
One undershirt.
One pair of drawers.
Two pairs of socks.
One pair of shoes.
The blanket roll shall be packed as follows :
(1) Lay the shelter tent half flat on the ground, triangular end to
the front, buttons down.
(2) Fold the blanket once across its width and place it on the
shelter tent half with the name side up, as shown in the plate.
(3) Arrange the clothing along the fold edge of the blanket as
shown in the plate; trousers folded once lengthwise, and laid on the
blanket with the waist end toward the triangular end of the shelter
tent half; flannel shirt folded twice on its length and laid on the
blanket with its lower end toward the square end of the shelter tent
half; undershirt folded twice lengthwise and laid on top of flannel
shirt; drawers folded twice lengthwise and laid on top of trousers,
with the waist end toward the triangular end of the shelter tent half ;
socks folded once and laid one pah- on top of the undershirt and one
pair on top of the drawers; shoes with tops rolled in laid with the
soles up at each end of the pile of clothing; the tent pins placed two,
two, and one inboard of the clothing toward the triangular end of
the shelter tent half; and the tent pole folded and placed inboard of
the clothing near the other end. Lay the straps straight out from
the edge.
UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED ^TAl'tfS: Mkk'INK ;/C;KI& ,'.', 95
(4) Fold the triangular end and then the exposed portion of the
bottom of the shelter tent half over the blanket.
(5) Beginning at the folded-over portion of the bottom edge of
the shelter tent half, roll the shelter tent half and its contents tightly
and buckle the straps around it, passing the ends of the straps
through the keepers. .
(6) Bend the triangular end of the roll over to meet the other end
and with the guy rope take a clove hitch first around the triangular
end and then one around the other end, adjusting the length of rope
between the two hitches to suit the wearer.
303. The blanket roll shall be carried on the left shoulder and
extend diagonally across the body to the right hip, as a rule; but it
may be shifted to the right shoulder on long marches.
304. When the knapsack is not carried in the field, the following
necessary articles shall be carried in the haversack :
One comb.
One towel.
One toothbrush.
One cake of soap in dish.
One shaving kit.
Pipe and tobacco (if desired).
One box of safety matches.
305. In the plate (No. 60) of the blanket roll it is shown as laid out
for inspection, and, in addition to the articles which are rolled in it,
the mess gear, toilet articles, condiment bags, and smoking outfit,
which are carried in the haversack, are shown laid out for inspection.
MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT.
SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
PLATE 2.
MAJOR OF THE LINE.
SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
PLATE 3.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE STAFF.
SPECIAL FULL DRESS.
PLATE 4.
MAJOR OF THE LINE.
FULL DRESS.
PLATE 5.
MAJOR OF THE LINE.
MESS DRESS.
PLATE 6.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE STAFF,
MESS DRESS.
PLATE 7.
FIELD OFFICER OF THE LINE.
UNDRESS.
PLATE 8.
FIELD OFFICER OF THE LINE.
UNDRESS, MOUNTED.
PLATE 9.
COMPANY OFFICER.
CLOAK.
PLATE 10.
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COMPANY OFFICER.
WHITE UNDRESS.
PLATE 11,
OFFICER FULLY EQUIPPED.
SUMMER FIELD DRESS.
PLATE 12.
OFFICER.
WINTER FIELD DRESS.
PLATE 13.
SECOND LIEUTENANT.
OVERCOAT.
PLATE 14.
MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT.
' FIELD OFFICERS.
FULL DRESS CAPS.
PLATE 15.
UNDRESS CAP, COMPANY OFFICERS.
WINTER FIELD CAP, OFFICERS.
PLATE 16.
CHAPEAU, OFFICERS OF THE STAFF.
FULL-DRESS SWORD KNOT, OFFICERS.
PLATE 17.
1. FIELD OFFICERS, LINE.
2. COMPANY OFFICERS, LINE.
3. OFFICERS OF THE LINE.
4. OFFICERS OF THE STAFF.
EPAULETS AND SHOULDER KNOTS.
PLATE 18.
OFFICERS. NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
SWORDS AND SCABBARDS.
PLATE 19.
(Exact size.)
1. OFFICERS' BUTTONS.
2. ENLISTED MEN'S BUTTONS.
3. OFFICERS' BELT PLATE.
4. ENLISTED MEN'S BELT PLATE.
BUTTONS AND BELT PLATES.
PLATE 20.
MARINE CORPS GOLD LACES.
PLATE 21
MARINE CORPS GOLD LACES.
PLATE 22.
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MARINE CORPS GOLD LACES.
PLATE 23.
(Exact size.)
1. CAP. 2. COLLAR. 3. EPAULET.
MARINE CORPS DEVICES.
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PLATE 25.
1. ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 2. QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
3. PAYMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. 4. AID-DE-CAMP.
DEVICES FOR STAFF DEPARTMENTS AND AIDS-DE-CAMP.
PLATE 26.
(| actual size.)
MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT.
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, FULL-DRESS COAT.
PLATE 27.
(5 actual size.)
MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT.
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, MESS JACKET.
PLATE 28.
(5 actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, COLONEL OF THE LINE.
PLATE 29.
( I actual size )
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, COLONEL OF THE STAFF.
PLATE 30.
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( actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE LINE.
PLATE 31,
(i actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE STAFF.
PLATE 32.
actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, MAJOR OF THE LINE.
PLATE 33.
(.' actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, MAJOR OF THE STAFF.
PLATE 34.
actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, CAPTAIN OF THE LINE.
PLATE 35.
(! actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, FIRST LIEUTENANT OF THE LINE.
PLATE 36.
actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, SECOND LIEUTENANT OF THE LINE.
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BRAIDING ON CROWN OF OFFICERS' CAPS.
VISOR FOR FIELD OFFICERS' FULL-DRESS, UNDRESS, AND WHITE
CAPS.
PLATE 41.
THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
PLATE 42.
MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY.
MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS IN THE WEST
INDIES.
PLATE 43,
CAMPAIGN BADGES.
PLATE 44.
CAMPAIGN BADGES.
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
BAR OF THREE RIBBONS OF MEDALS AND BADGES.
PLATE 45.
MEDALS AND BADGES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SMALL-ARMS FIRING.
PLATE 46.
DRUM MAJOR.
FULL DRESS.
PLATE 47.
SERGEANT. PRIVATE.
DRESS.
PLATE 48.
SERGEANT, FULLY EQUIPPED.
SUMMER FIELD DRESS.
PLATE 49.
PRIVATE.
CAP AND TROUSERS. FIELD HAT AND BREECHES.
WINTER FIELD DRESS.
PLATE 50,
PRIVATE.
OVERCOAT.
PLATE 51,
SERGEANT MAJOR.
SECOND LEADER OF BAND.
DRESS CHEVRONS.
PLATE 52.
QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT.
QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT, PAYMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
DRESS CHEVRONS-
PLATE 53.
DRUM MAJOR.
GUNNERY SERGEANT.
DRESS CHEVRONS.
PLATE 54.
FIRST SERGEANT.
SERGEANT.
DRESS CHEVRONS.
PLATE 55.
1 DRESS CHEVRON, CORPORAL. 2. GUN POINTER'S BADGE. 3. DRESS CHEVRON, LANCE
CORPORAL. 4. DRUMMER'S DESIGN. 5. TRUMPETER'S DESIGN
PLATE 56.
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(5 actual size.)
1. SERGEANT MAJOR. 2. SECOND LEADER OF BAND. 3. QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT.
4. QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT, PAYMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
FIELD CHEVRONS.
PLATE 57.
( j actual size.)
1. DRUM MAJOR. 2. FIRST SERGEANT. 3. GUNNERY SERGEANT. 4. SERGEANT. 5. CORPORAL.
FIELD CHEVRONS.
PLATE 58.
(.^ actual size.)
SLEEVE ORNAMENT, SECOND LEADER OF BAND.
PLATE 59.
TRUMPET AND DRUM.
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INDEX.
A.
Paragraph.
Acting appointments and commissions Uniform 6, 9, 81
Aids-de-camp devices 166
Aids-de-camp to wear aiguilettes 78
Aiguilettes 144, 145, 146
Staff officers 145
Aids-de-camp 78, 146
White House aids 79
Leader of band 296
Second leader of band 297
Musicians 298
Arctic shoes 205
B.
Badge of mourning 31
Badges and medals 27
Baldrick, drum major 299
Band, Marine, uniforms of 238-300
Baton, drum major 300
Beard and hair 32
Belts and beltplates, enlisted men 221, 222, 223
Belt plates, enlisted men 89
Belt plates, officers' full dress 150
Belt, sword, full dress 149
Belt, sword, full dress, leader of band 289
Belts, second leader of band and drum major 294
Musicians 295
Belt, sword, undress and field Officers 151
Leader of band 290
Belt, trousers Officers 172
Enlisted men .- 207
Blanket 215
Blanket roll 302-305
Boots 174
Brassard, Geneva Cross 36
Breeches, full dress and undress Officers 120, 121
Summer field, officers 122
Winter field, officers 123
Winter field, enlisted men 196, 267, 268
Winter field, leader of band 267
Second leader of band and musicians 268
Bridle 178
Bulletin boards 71
Buttons 155
C.
Caps:
Dress, enlisted men 197, 278
Leader of band 277
Second leader, drum major, and musicians 278
69862>13 7 97
98 INDEX.
Caps Continued. Paragraph.
Field, enlisted men 199, 200, 281-284
Full dress, officers 126, 127, 128
Leader of band 274
Second leader and musicians 275
Drum major 276
Muskrat, enlisted men , 202
Special full dress, leader of band 272
Second leader and musicians 273
Summer field, officers 136
Enlisted men 199, 284
Leader of band 283
Undress, officers 129, 130, 131
White, officers 132,133,134,135
Enlisted men 198, 280
Leader of band 279
Winter field, officers 137
Enlisted men 200, 281, 282
Leader of band 281
Second leader, drum major and musicians 282
Cap cover, summer field, enlisted men 199, 284
White, enlisted men 198, 280
Ceremonies, uniform for 22
Chapeau 124,125
Chaplain's divine-service dress 11
Chevrons 225-230
Chiefs of bureaus, uniform 8
Civilian's clothing, enlisted men 93
When permitted 16, 17, 61, 92, 93
Cloak, officers 106
Leader of band 257
Clothing lists 60
Clothing, sale or barter of 58
When uniform 55, 56
Collar, officers 169
Commanding officer:
To enforce regulations - 1
Fixes uniform at posts 18
Cooks, uniform 40
Corps devices:
Caps and hats, officers 161, 162
Enlisted men 203
Epaulets 158
Field-coat collars, officers 160
Saddlecloths 163, 164
Undress-coat collars, officers 159
Cuff buttons 156
D.
Decorations forbidden 3, 26
Departmental devices 167
Deserters' clothing 59
Designation of uniforms 70
INDEX. 99
Paragraph.
Devices, departmental, staff officers 167
Aids-de-camp 166
Devices, corps:
Epaulets.. 158
Undress-coat collars 159
Field-coat collars 160
Caps and hats ' - 161, 162, 203
Saddlecloths 163,164
Dinner aboard ship, uniform for 21
Division officers' duties 62
Drawers, enlisted men 209
Dress cap, enlisted men 197, 278
Leader of band 277
Second leader of band, drum major, and musicians 278
Dress coat, enlisted men 186
Leader of band 246
Second leader of band 247
Musicians 248
Drum major , 249
Dress, Marine Band 238
Dress saddlecloth 179, 180
Dress trousers, enlisted men 191, 263-265
Leader of band 263
Second leader of band and drum major 264
Musicians 265
Dress uniform, enlisted men 185, 238
Drummers' design 231 , 233
Drum, drumsticks, drum slings 224
Dungarees 51-54, 91, 212
E.
Epaulets 139-141
Leader of band 285
F.
Field breeches, enlisted men 196, 267, 268
Officers 122, 123
Field cap, enlisted men 200, 282
Officers 136, 137
Summer, leader of band 283
Winter, leader of band 281
Second leader of band, drum major, musicians 282
Field-cap cover, enlisted men 199, 284
Second leader of band, drum major, musicians 284
Field coat, summer, officers 103
Enlisted men , 187, 252
Leader of band 251
Field coat, winter, officers 104
Enlisted men 188, 254
Leader of band 253
Field dress, when worn 64, 68, 69
Summer, officers 94
Enlisted men 185, 238
Winter, officers 94
Enlisted men 185, 238
Field hat, enlisted men 201, 281, 282
Officers. . . 138
100 INDEX.
Paragraph.
Field saddlecloth 181
Field scarf, officers 171
Field trousers, summer, enlisted men 194, 271
Winter, enlisted men 195, 269, 270
Summer, officers 118
Winter, officers 119
Fitness reports, uniform 1
Fknnel shirt, enlisted men 190
Officers 110
Foreign ports, uniforms in 14
Full dress, officers 94
Marine band 238
Full-dress belt plate, officers ._ 150
Full-dress breeches, officers 120
Full-dress cap, leader of band 274
Second leader of band and musicians 275
Drum major 276
Officers 126, 127, 128
Full-dress coat, line officers 96
Major general commandant 95
Staff officers 98
Leader of band 242
Second leader of band 243
Musicians 244
Drum major 245
Full-dress sword belt, officers 149
Full-dress trousers, officers , 112, 113, 114
Leader of band 260
Second leader of band and musicians 261
Drum major 262
G.
Geneva cross 36
Gloves, enlisted men r 213
Officers 168
When worn 76
Gold kces 157
Gunpointers' badges 234
H.
Hat, field, enlisted men 201, 281, 282
Officers 138
Hair and beard 32
Haversack 218, 304
Headgear 47
Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, civilian clothes worn 16
Horse equipment 177-182
I.
Insignia of rank, officers 165
J.
Jersey 41, 42
Jewelry 26
K.
Knapsack 218,301
Knife lanyards 34
Knives. . . 33
INDEX. 101
L. Paragraph.
Laces, gold 157
Landing force, uniform 22-24
Lanyards, knife 34
Leader of band, sword and belts : 82
Leggings, enlisted men 217
Officers 175
When worn 22-24
List of uniform and equipment required, officers 182
M.
Mackintosh 29
Marking clothing and equipment 236, 237
Marine Band, uniforms . 238-300
Medals and badges 27
Medical Reserve Corps, uniforms 7
Mess dress, officers 94
Mess-dress trousers, white, officers 116
Mess jacket, blue 99
White. 100
Messmen's uniform 40
Mixed uniforms not allowed 15
Mourning badge 31
Muskrat cap, enlisted men 202
N.
Navy Department, civilian clothes, worn 16
Necktie, officers 170
Nonregulation clothing 14
O.
Occasions for each uniform, officers 64
Enlisted men 68
Officer of the day to wear sword 74
Officer of the guard to wear sword 74
Overcoat, enlisted men 189, 256
Leader of band 255
Officers 105
Roll 301
P.
Pajamas, enlisted men 211
Patent leather shoes 72
Pistols, how worn 25
Ponchos 216
Promotion, when uniform to be changed 10
Q.
Quartermaster sergeant's belt and sword 83
E.
Raincoat 107
Rain clothes, enlisted men 214
Rank insignia, officers 165
Recruits, how fitted out 92
Regulations to be posted 63
Retired officers, uniforms of 12, 80
Ribbons of medals and badgea 27
102 INDEX.
Paragraph.
Rifle sling 87
Roll, blanket 302-305
S.
Saddle 177
Saddlecloths 179-181
Sash 147, 148
Scarf, field, officers 171
Senior officer present:
Authorizes uniform on promotion 10
Fixes uniform of day , 18
Sergeant's belt and sword 84
Sergeant major's belt and sword 3
Service stripes. . : 235
Shako, drum major 276
Shirt, flannel, enlisted men 190
Officers 110
Shirt studs 156
Shirt, white 109
Shoes, enlisted men 204, 205
Officers 173
Patent leather 72
When worn 44
White 73
Shoulder knots, officers 142, 143
Leader of band -. 286
Second leader of band and drum major 287
Musicians 288
Sick-list badge _ 35
Signals for uniforms 70
Sleeve designs, officers 97, 98
Socks, enlisted men 206
Officers 173
Special full dress, Marine Band 238
Officers 94
Special full-dress cap, leader of band 272
Second leader of band and musicians 273
Special full-dress coat, leader of band 239
Second leader of band 240
Musicians 241
Special full-dress trousers, leader of band 258
Second leader of band and musicians 259
Officers Ill
Spurs. 176
Staff department devices 167
Standard samples 57
Stripes, service 235
Summer field breeches, officers 122
Summer field cap, leader of band 283
Officers. ' 136
Summer field-cap cover, enlisted men 199, 284
Summer field -cap cover, second leader of band, drum major, and musicians. 284
Summer field coat:
Enlisted men 187, 252
Leader of band 251
Officers... 103
INDEX. 103
Paragraph.
Summer field dress, enlisted men 185, 238
Officers 94
Summer field trousers, enlisted men 194, 271
Officers 118
Suspended officers, not to wear uniform 13
Suspenders, enlisted men 210
Sword, officers ., 154
Leader of band 292
Second leader of band and drum major 293
In the field 25, 88
Noncommissioned officers 219-220
When and how worn 25
When worn 74, 75
Sword belt, full dress, officers 149
Leader of band 289
Sword belt, undress and field, officers 151
Undress, leader of band 290
Sword and belt, leader of band 82
Sword knot, full dress 152
Undress 153
Leader of band 291
T.
Table of occasions 64
Torpedo-boat uniform 5, 54
Trousers belt, officers 172
Enlisted men 207
Trousers, full dress, officers 112
Leader of band 260
Second leader of band and musicians 261
Drum major 262
Trousers, dress, enlisted men 191, 192, 263-265
Leader of band 263
Second leader of band and drum major 264
Musicians 265
Trousers, special full dress, officers Ill
Leader of band 258
Second leader of band and musicians 259
Trousers, summer field, officers. 118
Enlisted men 194, 271
Trousers, undress, officers 115
White, enlisted men 193, 266
Leader and second leader of band, drum major, and musicians 266
White, mess dress, officers 116
Trousers, winter field, officers 119
Enlisted men 105, 269, 270
Leader of band 269
Second leader of band and musicians 270
Trumpet and cord 224
Trumpeter's design 232-233
U.
Underclothing 46
Undershirts, enlisted men 208
Undress, officers 94
104 INDEX.
Paragraph.
Undress breeches, officers 121
Undress cap, officers 129, 130, 131
Undress coat, officers 101, 102
Undress coat, white, leader of band 250
Undress sword belt, officers 151
Undress trousers, officers 115
Undress trousers, white, officers '. 117
Uniform, A, B, C 65
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps together 65-67
And equipment required, officers 182-184
Of the day, designation of 70
Of the day, how fixed 18
Required by enlisted men 90
Required by officers 182
When it must be worn 20
W.
Waistcoat, mess dress 108
White breeches 122
White cap, officers 132-135
Leader of band 279
Cover, enlisted men 198, 280
Second leader of band, drum major, musicians 280
White full dress, officers 94
White special full dress, officers 94
White House aids, to wear aiguilettes 79
White House uniforms 66
White mess-dress trousers, officers 116
White shirt 109
White shoes 73, 173
White special full dress, officers 94
White trousers, enlisted men 193, 266
Leader and second leader of band, drum major, musicians 266
White undress, officers 94
White undress coat, officers 102
Leader of band 250
White undress trousers, officers 117
Winter field breeches, officers 123
Enlisted men 196, 267, 268
Winter field cap, officers 137
Enlisted men 200
Leader of band 281
Second leader, drum major, musicians 282
Winter field coat, officers 104
Enlisted men 188, 254
Leader of band 253
Winter field trousers, officers 119
Enlisted men 195, 269, 270
Leader of band 269
Second leader of band and musicians 270
Winter field dress, officers 94
Enlisted men ; 185, 238
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