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NAVAL UNIFORMS.
14.— SWOEDS.t
For all Officers other than as specified beloiv.—Gilt-
mounted, the hilt solid, half basket guard, with
raised bars, and crown and anchor badge, lion head
backpiece, white tish skin gripe, bound with three
gilt wires; outside length o<f inches, inside length
4j inches. The blade slightly curved, 31J inches
long, 1& inch wide at the shoulder, with a flat back,
and the blade ground hollow to within 11 inches of
the end, with a double-edged spear point.
For Chief Gunners, Boatswains, and Carpenters, and
Warrant Officers. — The same as above, except that
the back piece of the handle is to be plain, with a
flute round the top and down the back, with a black
Ash-skin gripe bound with three gold threads.
Assistant Clerks. — No sword or dirk.
SCABBABDS.
For Flag Officers, and Commodores. — Black leather,
the top and middle lockets to be 4 and 3j inches long
respectively ; to have loops and rings, and to be
ornamented with embossed oak leaves in bas-relief;
the chape to be %\ inches long, and to have oak
leaves, as above, round the upper part, and a honey-
suckle ornament at the end.
For all other Officers.— The chape to be only 6J
inches long ; both lockets and chape to be orna-
mented with fluted threads and scrolls, instead of
oak leaves.
Swobd Knot.
For all Officers.— Of blue and gold cord with barrel-
shaped mould covered with blue and gold gimp,
with blue bullion at end.
Dikk.
For Midshipmen and Naval Cadets.— Gilt-mounted,
with white fish skin gripe ; hilt Oi inches long, the
cross bar fitted with an oval medallion with crown
and anchor badge surrounded by a wreath of laurel,
and with spring to hold the blade to the scabbard ;
blue and gold blade, embossed, 17if inches long;
length of dirk when in the scabbard, L'3| inches.
Seaboard.— Black leather, 18 inches long, fitted
with gilt locket at the top, with two rings to attach
to slings of belts, and bottom a gilt pointed shoe.
Knot. — The same as for swords, but smaller.
Belt. — The same as Lieutenant's undress belt, but
with short slings.
15— FULL DRESS SWOBD BELTS.t
For Flag Officers and Commodores — Black silk
webbing, lined, girdle fully lj inch wide; slings linch
wide, on sliders ; the whole embroidered in gold,
with oak leaves and acorns down the middle, and
margined with a straight gold line near each edge.
Gilt mountings with circular clasp in front, laurel
embossed edges, crown, anchor, andlaurel in the cen-
tre; embossed carriage bnckles,and a plain gilt hook,
attached to the front sling or to slider, to suspend
the sword short. Swivels and buckles and billets to
attach the sword.
For Captains and Commanders. — The same as for
Flag Officers, except : — girdle and slings to be em-
broidered with three straight gold lines, one down
i-he middle and one at each margin near the edge ;
the circular clasp to have embossed laurel edges,
>.rown and anchor in the centre ; plain carriage
buckles.
For Lieutenant-Commanders, Lieutenants, Sub-Lieu-
tenants, and Mates— The same, but two lines of, gold
e -ibrcidery instead of three.
for Officers of the Engineer. Medioal and Civil
Branches. — The same as the above, according to
relative rank
For Chief Gimners, Boatswains, and Carpenters,
and Warrant Officers.— Ttrn same as Sub-Lieutenants
in undress.
-rSee Note on p. 836.
Undbess Bwobd BBlIS.t
For all Officers.— The same as the full dress belt
worn by Captains, but of black morocco leather and
no embroidery. Slings to be i inches wide.
16.— AIGUILLETTES.
For Admirals of the Fleet and for Vice- Admirals
and Rear Aamirals of the United Kingdom. — Is of
gold wire basket cord, J of an inch thick, and con-
sists of two single plaits of cord and two cord loops,
starting from each end of plait ; at the termination
of the plaits there are a few inches of plain cord
ending in netted heads and gilt embossed metal
tags. The plait and cord are joined together with
blue cloth about la inch wide, in which is a button-
hole to allow oi tho aiguillctte being fastened to the
brass slide of the epaulette. The long cord is looped
up on the top or front cord, the front cord and short
and long plaits are fastened together, and a small
gold braid loop is fixed thereon to attach to the top
button on the right breast of coat. The aiguillette
is worn on the right shoulder, the arm being passed
through between front plait and cord, and the back
or long plait and cord.
For Aides de Camp to the King and Honoraiy
Physicians ana Surgeons to the King. — The same as
for Admiral of the Fleet, except that gold gimp cord
i of an inch in diameter is used, instead of wire
basket cord. When epaulettes are not worn a plaited
shoulder-strap will take the place of the right
epaulette, from which to hang the aiguillette, except
in white undress (No. 8) when the shoulder-strap
of rank will be available for this purpose.
For Captains of the Fleet, Chief of Staff, Flag Cap-
tains, Naval Attaches (unless then are Aides-de-Camp
to the King), Flag Commanders, Flag Lieulennnt-Com-
manclers,Flag Lieul enants,and Engineer officers onthe
Staffs of and Secretaries to Flag Officers and Com-
modores.— Is of similar pattern to that for Aide-de-
Camptothe King, but is made of gold and blue cord
^ 8 g of an inch thick ; and the gilt metal tags are of
special design, mounted with silver metal anchors.
The aiguillette is attached to the coat with a blue
cloth shoulder strap, and fastened to it in a similar
manner to that of an epaulette.
Note.— The aiguillette to be fastened to the top
button on the same side of the coat as that upon
which it is worn. This applies to all coats.
17 — COCKED HAT.
For convenience, the hat and device are described
separately. The hat is a black cocked hat with a
lelt flap of 6 inches, right of 5g inches, 4J inches at
each corner ; for Flag Officers and Commodores ana
Officers of Branches other than the Military Branch of
corresponding rank, bound all round with gold lace
two inches wide, showing one inch on each side ; and
for all other officers (Subordinate officers excepted)
bound with black silk of the oak-leaf and acorn
pattern, 1} inches wide, showing one inch on the
outer side. A black silk cockade, 5 inches wide,
placed upright. A tassel at each end consisting of
Ave gold bullions above five gold and five blue
bullion-eyes.
Devices.
For Flag Officers and Commodores, on the Cock-
ade.— Three loops of dead and bright bullion, lj inch
in circumference, the centre loop to be twisted, and
looped round a button.
For Captains and Commanders.— Two loops of bright
bullion, lj inch in circumference, the inner loop to
be twisted, and looped round a button.
For Lieutenant-lommander, Lieutenant, Sub-Lieu-
tenant, Mate. Chief Gunner, and Chief Boatswain,—
The same, but only one twisted loop.
For Warrant Officers.— Ho device.
For Officers of the Engineer, Medical and Civil
Branches.— The same as for the Military Branch
except that the loops are of i-inch gold lace instead
of bullion, the centre loop not twisted.
+See Note on p. 836