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The sword had a 31-inch (79 cm) blade (some being slightly longer), a cast brass hilt resembling the more expensive wire-wrapped leather grips, and a leather scabbard rather than the steel used by cavalry troopers and officers, although some makers, such as Emerson and Silver, issued a steel scabbard rather than leather to protect from wear.
Scabbard and Blade was a college military honor society founded at the University of Wisconsin in 1904. Following is a list of the Scabbard and Blade chapters or companies [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Regiment
The scabbard throat flange is stamped "US M8" or "US M8A1" on the flat steel part along with manufacturer initials. Some M8 scabbards were later modified by adding the M1910 hook. Later M8A1 scabbards were manufactured with a modified extended tab on the web hanger to provide more clearance for the M5 bayonet which rubbed against the wider ...
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The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield.30 caliber rifle, as well as seven different models of U.S. trench shotguns.The blade was 17 in (43 cm) long with an overall length of 22 in (56 cm). [1]
Scabbard and Blade was founded during the 1904-1905 academic year at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] [2] Its founders were five senior officers in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC): Leo M. Cook, Albert W. Foster, Victor R. Griggs, Charles A. Taylor, and Harold K. Weld. [3] [1] [4] The society's mission was "developing aspiring and current military officers that ...
Henry V. Allien & Company submitted five pattern swords for the uniform board's consideration, three with straight blades and two with curved, and the Ordnance Department submitted a similar number. The result was that of the ten patterns, one of the Allien swords was adopted, the very one approved by General Kelton.
The scabbard throat is stamped "US M8" or "US M8A1" on the flat steel part along with the manufacturer's initials. Later M8A1 scabbards were manufactured with a modified extended tab on the web hanger to provide more clearance for the M5 bayonet which rubbed against the wider bayonet handle.