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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 final design of the M1902 was the result of many years of study and experimentation by Henry V. Allien & Company, in collaboration with several army officers after they approached Mr. Allien privately and requested he develop a more effective saber for the US military.
The scabbard stud, or boss - about 13mm (0.5in) in diameter and inlaid with red stones separated by strips of sheet gold - was found in September [West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service]
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 ...
All metal-linked ammunition was reserved for the Army Air Force and Naval Aviation. When the US Army Air Force .30-caliber machine gun was superseded by the .50-caliber machine gun mid-war, all .30-caliber ammunition began to be belted in M1 250-round belts for infantry use or M3 100-round woven belts for use in vehicles and tanks.
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.