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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 lightly curved blade measures between 30 and 34 inches long with weights initially specified by the U.S. Army to be between 20.2 and 22.8 ounces (573 to 647 grams) and a point of balance of 3.25 inches from the hilt as specified for infantry sabers. [3]
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.
The M1910 scabbard was covered in canvas with a leather tip to prevent the blade tip from tearing the material. A wire hook that engaged grommets on the cartridge belt replaced the belt-hanger. The M1910 scabbard was the primary scabbard used during the World War I. Earlier M1905 scabbards were modified by replacing the belt-hanger with a belt ...
US Army generals continued to wear silk sashes in full dress until 1917 when this practice ceased in the US Army, but it has continued at the Academy. In 1955, Frederick P. Todd noted [ 3 ] that today the West Point cadet officer is the only person in the Army who wears a sword and sash, and is the sole guardian of the tradition.
The design was influenced by the French heavy cavalry sword of the Napoleonic Wars, [clarification needed] as well as French cavalry doctrine that emphasized the use of the point over the edge [5] and is similar to the French Mle 1896 straight saber (and the previous Mle 1882), with which French cavalry entered the World War I, and the British Pattern 1908 and 1912 cavalry swords.
The entrenching tool helve and bayonet scabbard can also be seen. The 1908 equipment, when fully assembled, formed a single piece, and could be put on or taken off like a jacket. Ammunition was stored in two sets of pouches attached to the belt at the front, and the straps from these passed over the shoulders, crossing diagonally at the back.
The early M8 scabbard only had a belt loop to fit over a pistol or trouser belt, and lacked the wire hook that earlier bayonet scabbards had for attaching to the M1910 series of load carrying equipment. The improved M8A1 scabbard manufactured later in WWII added the wire hook. Some M8 scabbards were later modified by adding the hook.