marine corps uniform regulations - US

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MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
a. The leather sword sling is made of black leather or approved
synthetic leather in semi-gloss or high-gloss (patent) finishes. The outer
side of the leather is smoothly finished. The inner side of the sling is
darkened to present about the same shade as the outer side. The sword sling
consists of the following parts:
(1) A leather tongue, four snap fasteners, and two straps (one strap
18-1/2 inches long and the other 11-3/4 inches long).
(2) The hardware, which is removable to facilitate polishing, consists
of the brass snap fastener with sword hook to which the tongue is attached,
and two locking snap swivel fasteners attached to the ends of the straps.
The tongue is attached to the brass snap fastener by inserting the rounded
tip through the squared loop at the bottom of the fastener toward the back,
folding the tip down and closing the four button snap fasteners.
(3) The locking snap swivels are attached by inserting the tip ends of
the straps through the loops of the locking swivels, folding the tip back and
inserting a brass button into the two aligned holes of the strap. The tip
end of the straps will be on the under side of the straps. The large face of
the button will be on the outside of the strap.
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b. The sword will not be worn without the leather sword sling attached to
c. The sword is worn hooked up with the hilt inclined to the rear and the
sling outside the scabbard. To attach the sword and scabbard, use the
following procedure:
(1) The snap fastener of the leather sling is engaged in the ring of
the shoulder sling or the leather frog.
(2) The scabbard is held in the right hand to the left front, with the
scabbard rings to the rear.
(3) Engage the snap swivel of the short sling strap to the top ring on
the scabbard.
(4) Engage the snap swivel of the long sling strap to the bottom ring
of the scabbard.
(5) Turn the scabbard 180 degrees clockwise, and loop the upper
scabbard ring over the prong protruding from the outside of the snap fastener
of the leather sling.
4. Service Sword Frog
a. The service sword frog is worn when the sword is suspended from the
leather service belt.
b. The service frog is made of black leather or approved synthetic
leather in semi-gloss or high-gloss (patent) finish. The frog has polished
brass hooks to fit the 1-inch slit at stop (when folded).