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January 24, 1918
The Princeton Union
Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
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The U.S. War Department's ordnance bureau supplies 62.7 ounces of brass per infantryman in various equipment items, excluding quartermaster uniforms, totaling almost 196 tons for 100,000 men.
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Gets Brass in Ordnance Equipment.
Included in the equipment furnished each infantryman by the ordnance bureau of the war department are 62.7 ounces of brass. This is exclusive of the uniform equipment provided by the quartermaster corps.
Used in the haversack are 1.8 ounces of brass; in the bayonet scabbard, 0.5 ounce; in the canteen cover, 0.2 ounce; cartridges (100), 47.4 ounces; cartridge belt, 10 ounces; gun sling, 1 ounce; oiler and thong case, 1.5 ounces; pouch for first-aid packet, 0.3 ounce.
Equipment from the ordnance bureau for 100,000 infantrymen contains almost 196 tons of brass.
Included in the equipment furnished each infantryman by the ordnance bureau of the war department are 62.7 ounces of brass. This is exclusive of the uniform equipment provided by the quartermaster corps.
Used in the haversack are 1.8 ounces of brass; in the bayonet scabbard, 0.5 ounce; in the canteen cover, 0.2 ounce; cartridges (100), 47.4 ounces; cartridge belt, 10 ounces; gun sling, 1 ounce; oiler and thong case, 1.5 ounces; pouch for first-aid packet, 0.3 ounce.
Equipment from the ordnance bureau for 100,000 infantrymen contains almost 196 tons of brass.
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Military
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Ordnance Equipment
Brass Usage
Infantryman Gear
War Department
Military Supplies
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Included in the equipment furnished each infantryman by the ordnance bureau of the war department are 62.7 ounces of brass, exclusive of uniform equipment by the quartermaster corps. Breakdown: haversack 1.8 oz, bayonet scabbard 0.5 oz, canteen cover 0.2 oz, 100 cartridges 47.4 oz, cartridge belt 10 oz, gun sling 1 oz, oiler and thong case 1.5 oz, first-aid packet pouch 0.3 oz. For 100,000 infantrymen, nearly 196 tons of brass.