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 3 265778 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. 5 6 . .UNfF.ORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 7 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 8 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 9 (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. 10 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 11 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. 12 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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- UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 13 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. 14 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 15 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. 16 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. 69862 17 18 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. 19 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. 20 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. 21 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. 22 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. 23 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. 24 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 25 26 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. 27 28 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 29 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. 30 UNIFOEM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 31 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 32 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 33 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 69862 13 3 34 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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.) UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 35 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 36 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFOEM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 37 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 38 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 39 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, 40 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 41 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. 42 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 43 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 44 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 45 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 46 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 47 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. 48 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 49 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. 69862 13 4 50 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 51 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 52 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 53 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 54 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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: UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 55 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 56 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 "UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 57 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^ 58 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 59 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. 60 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 61 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. 62 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 63 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. 64 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 65 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. 69862 13 5 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 66 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 67 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 68 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 69 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- 70 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 71 192. 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 72 UNIFOKM BEGULATIONS UNITED STATES MAKINE COKPS. 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 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 73 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; 74 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE COEPS. 75 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. 76 UNIFORM KEGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 77 223. 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. 78 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 79 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. 80 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. 69862 13 6 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. 81 82 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 83 84 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 85 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 86 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 87 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. 88 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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. 92 UNIFORM REGULATIONS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 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 93 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. s*r p' , 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. Y, ,' .-.. . 10 MARINE CORPS GOLD LACES. PLATE 23. (Exact size.) 1. CAP. 2. COLLAR. 3. EPAULET. MARINE CORPS DEVICES. o < 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. v>xi - ^ **t*jr 5s ' i T s^rvysi ( 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. 5 5 1*3 M^^ :jr- !! ( actual size.) 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. niiinHmitiii (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. g z O < U. 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 o UNIVERSITY ()!' ('AUKOliMA UUKAKY THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW ;I FEB'21 1954 LU SENT ON ILL JAN * 1995 U. C. BERKELEY 30m-6,'14 YC< 1 0557 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UBRARY