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M1902 U.S. Army Officer's Sabers of various makes. The Model 1902 Army Officers' Saber is the current sword used by officers of the United States Army and United States Air Force. [1] [2] The official nomenclature for the current regulation U.S. Army saber is “saber for all officers, Model 1902”. It was adopted on July 17, 1902, by ...
Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword A modern version of this sword with steel scabbard is currently permitted for wear by US Army platoon sergeants and first sergeants; in practice it is rarely seen outside the 3rd Infantry Regiment and honor guards.
Department of the Army Emblem. In the United States Army, soldiers may wear insignia to denote membership in a particular area of military specialism and series of functional areas. Army branch insignia is similar to the line officer and staff corps officer devices of the U.S. Navy as well as to the Navy enlisted rating badges. The Medical ...
Example of badges and tabs worn on the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform. Badges of the United States Army are military decorations issued by the United States Department of the Army to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active and reserve duty in the United States Army.
The Model 1850 Army Staff and Field Officer's Sword was carried by all members of staff departments, Field Grade officers of Artillery and Infantry, Company Grade Officers of Light Artillery, Staff Officers and Aides-de-Camp between 1850 and 1872. It was based on a French pattern.
The Model 1840 noncommissioned officers' sword was adopted by the United States military in 1840. Based primarily on a sword used by the French Army, the model 1840 NCO proved somewhat heavy hilted and ill balanced. For over 70 years, it was widely used by the Army; today its usage is restricted to ceremonial occasions. [1]
Mameluke sword; Model 1832 foot artillery sword; Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword; Model 1840 Cavalry Saber; Model 1840 light artillery saber; Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword; Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword; Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber; Model 1902 Army Officers' Sword; Model 1913 Cavalry Saber
Field officers wore four flaps and buttons, captains wore three, lieutenants wore two. [11] Through regulations published in 1834 there was no prescribed insignia for the undress frock coats. However uniform regulations published in the Army and Navy Chronicle on November 26, 1835 [12] show shoulder straps were to be worn.