PART Chapter XII Field Equipment I-The Infantry Pack, T. R. 50-80... PART II-To Pitch and Strike Shelter Tents, Foot Troops, T. R. 225-5. Part I THE INFANTRY PACK Page 242 257 263 To assemble the ful! equipment with rations To assemble the full equipment without rations To assemble the full equ'; ment, less the roll, with rations To assemble the full equipment, less the roll, without rations To discard the roll without .cmoving the equipment from the body Paragraph 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1. The cartridge belt.—a 10 assemble the cartridge belt or magazine belt. Place the adjusting strap on the ground, eyeleted edge to the front; place the pocket sections on the ground in prolongation of the adjusting strap, pockets down, tops of the pockets to the front; insert end of adjusting strap in outer loop of metal guide, from the upper side, carry it under the middle bar and up through the inner loop; engage the hooks on the end of the adjusting strap in the eyelets provided on the inner surface of the belt. The belt should be adjusted to fit the individual. b. To assemble the pistol belt.-Place the belt on the ground, outer side of the belt down. Insert hook end of belt through sliding keeper, then through the unattached male buckle; double the belt back through the sliding keeper and secure the end hook in that particular center eyelet required to give proper length. Slide the magazine pouch over attached female buckle end and attach it to the fastener provided. The belt is put on with the male buckle on the man's right, thus bringing the magazine pouch in front of left hip. c. To fill the cartridge belt.--Unsnap the flap of a pocket and the retaining strap, if one is provided; pull the retaining strap out to full length. Insert a clip of cartridges, bullets down, in front of the retaining strap, press down until the points of the bullets rest on the bottom of the pocket. Snap the retaining strap to its fastener. Insert a second clip, bullets down, in the same pocket, in rear of both the first clip and the retaining strap; press down until the points of the bullets rest on the bottom of the pocket. Close the flap of the pocket and snap it to its fastener. The remaining nine pockets are filled in the same manner. d. To fill the magazine belt.-Unsnap the flap of a pocket and insert two automatic clips, base plates up, magazine catches toward the buckles of the belt. Refasten the flap. The remaining pockets are filled in the same manner. e. To fill the pistol belt.-Unsnap the flap of the magazine pouch and insert magazines in pouches, magazine base plates up, prolonged ends of the magazine base plates toward the left (away from the buckle). Refasten the flap. 2. To attach the first-aid pouch.-a. To the cartridge belt. When the haversack is carried, attach the first-aid pouch under the fourth pocket from the front of the left section of the cartridge belt by inserting from inside of the belt one hook of the double hook attachment in the eyelet; pinch the base of the fourth pocket, bringing the eyelets together; insert in the same manner the other hook in the other eyelet. When the haversack is not carried, attach the first-aid pouch under the fifth (rear) pocket of the left section of the belt in the manner prescribed above. This provides room for the bayonet scabbard when carried on the belt. b. To the magazine belt.--Attach the first-aid pouch under the third pocket from the front of the left section of the belt in the manner prescribed for the cartridge belt. c. To the pistol belt (see Pl. 1).-Attach the first aid pouch in the fifth and sixth holes from the female buckle end on the left of the pistol belt in the same manner as prescribed for attaching it to the cartridge belt. d. First-aid packet.-Place the first-aid packet in the pouch with the ring down and toward the body; secure the flap. 3. To attach the canteen cover.-a. To the cartridge belt.-Attach the canteen cover to the cartridge belt under the fourth pocket from the front of the right section of the belt in the manner described for attaching the first-aid pouch. Place the assembled canteen and cup in the canteen cover so that the concave surfaces are toward the body; secure the flaps. b. To the magazine belt.-Attach the canteen cover under the third pocket from the front of the right section of the magazine belt as described for attaching it to the cartridge belt. c. To the pistol belt (see Pl. 1).—Attach the canteen cover in the fifth and sixth holes from the male buckle end on the right of the pistol belt in the manner described in subparagraph a. 4. To attach the pack carrier to the haversack (see Pls. 2 and 3).— Spread the haversack on the ground, inner side down, outer flap to the front. Place the buttonholed edge of the pack carrier, lettered side of the pack carrier up, under the buttonholed edge of the haversack. Superimpose the buttonholes of the haversack upon the corresponding ones of the pack carrier. Lace the carrier to the haversack by passing the ends of the coupling strap down through the corresponding buttonholes of the haversack and the pack carrier nearest the center, bringing the ends up through the next buttonholes and continuing to the right and left, respectively, to the sides. 5. To attach the belt to the haversack (see Pl. 4).—a. To the cartridge belt. Place the haversack and pack carrier (assembled) on the ground, inner side down; place the cartridge belt along the junction of the haversack and carrier, pockets down, tops toward the haversack; insert the hook on rear belt suspender in the center eyelet of the adjusting strap, so that the point of the Plate 1 hook will be on the outside of the belt; twist the front belt suspenders toward the ends of the belt and insert the hooks in the eyelets between the first and second pockets from each end of the belt, so that the points of the hooks will be on the outside of the belt and the suspenders will be flat on the body. b. To the magazine belt.-Proceed as with the cartridge belt. c. To the pistol belt.-Proceed as with the cartridge belt, the hooks on the ends of the front belt suspenders being inserted in the second eyelets from the buckle, and the hook on the rear belt suspender in the center eyelet of the belt. 6. To attach the bayonet scabbard.-a. To the haversack.-Attach the scabbard by passing its lower end through the loops provided on the side of the haversack body; then engage the double hook attachment in the eyelets on the outer flap of the haversack, inserting the hook from the under side. Place the bayonet in the scabbard, ring to the rear. b. To the cartridge belt.-When the haversack is not carried, attach the scabbard under the third pocket from the front of the left section of the cartridge belt. To do this remove first-aid pouch from under the fourth pocket and attach it under the fifth pocket of the left section. Place the bayonet in the scabbard, ring to the front. 7. To attach the intrenching-tool carrier to the haversack (see Pls. 10, 11, and 12).-Fold the outer flap of the haversack over so that the meat-can pouch is uppermost; pass the intrenching-tool carrier underneath the meat-can pouch and engage the double hook attachment in the eyelets in the flap provided, inserting the hooks from the under side. Place the intrenching tool in its carrier and secure it by the means provided on the intrenching-tool carrier. Secure the intrenching tool to the roll by means of the third haversack binding strap. 8. To make the roll (see Pl. 5).--Spread the shelter half on the ground and fold in the triangular end so that the shelter half forms a rectangle. Make a second fold by carrying the folded edge to the opposite edge. Fold the blanket twice parallel to its longer axis so that the blanket is now one-fourth its previous width, and then fold once at the middle so as to bring the ends together. This will form a rectangle approximately 17 by 42 inches. Place the blanket symmetrically in the center of the folded shelter half; place the underwear, the tent pole, and the pins on that end of the blanket from which the rolling is to begin (near end). Fold the sides and then the near end of the shelter half snugly over the blanket, fold 10 inches of the far end of the shelter half toward the blanket and, beginning at the near end, roll as tightly as possible, rolling the roll into the folded end of the shelter half, thus making an envelope roll. 9. To assemble the full equipment with rations (see Pls. 6 and 7).-a. To pack the haversack.-Place the equipment on the ground, inside of the haversack up, pockets of the cartridge belt up, haversack spread out, inside flap and pack carrier extended to their full length. Place one container of hard bread on its side in the center of the haversack in front of and touching the line of |