Technical Specification for SWORD KNOTS

[Pages:37]UK/SC/5593 Issue 08 18 August 2010

Technical Specification for SWORD KNOTS

Defence Clothing

PROPERTY OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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TABLE 1 ? PRODUCT LIST

PREFACE

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Product Name

SWORD KNOTS, Various

Development File No

NATO Stock Number

User

Description

8455-99-122-3614

Officers Blues & Royals

Sword Knot, leather and gold tassel

8455-99-125-6978

Officers of Royal Tank Regiment, Inf. Reg.

(except The Rifles & Scottish) & Officers of Army Corps (except RCT, RLC, REME)

Sword Knot, gold lace No3 with acorn

8455-99-125-6979

Field Marshals and General Officers

Sword Knot, gold No1, gold and crimson fleck cord with acorn

8455-99-125-6980

Brigadiers and Colonels (excluding Household Troops) Officers of RHA, RAC (except RTR), RA, RE, Royal Signals, RCT, RLC, REME and RAVC.

Sword Knot, plaited cord gold No2 with acorn

8455-99-127-8840

The Rifles

Sword Knot, PVC strap with a brown leather acorn

8455-99-132-0538

Royal Irish Regiment

Sword Knot, lace, silver with acorn

8455-99-135-2476

RM Officers and RMS

Sword Knot, leather, Drill pattern brown with acorn

8455-99-302-1338

RAF Air Officers and below

Sword Knot, lace gold and blue with acorn, Size Standard

8455-99-812-7575 Honourable Artillery Company Sword Knot, Silver

Officers

Wire Knot & Strap

8455-99-812-7576

Honourable Artillery Company

Sword Knot, Silver wire knot & white leather strap

Pattern No.

19974 17504

17502A 17503A

804 22898B 28262 35/R/2341 D01681 D01682

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NATO Stock Number

8455-99-916-9793 8455-99-973-6310 8455-99-973-6311 8455-99-973-6312 8455-99-973-6378 8455-99-973-6479 8455-99-973-6670

8465-99-975-4420 8455-99-975-4423

8455-99-977-7467

8455-99-977-7468

User

Designation

WO1, RTR, The Rifles, RMAS

Household Cavalry Soldiers

Dismounted Services

Brigade of Guards Officers

Household Cavalry Officers

Mounted Services

Officers of Royal Tank Regiment, Royal signals

Regiment, The Rifles, Brigade of Gurkhas, WO1 of

RTR Officers Life Guard.

Footguards Officers. Also WO1 and RQMS with full

dress. RN Officers

Officer RM

Sword Knot, leather tan with acorn

Sword Knot, leather Buff No2 with knot

Sword Knot, leather, Buff No3 with knot

Sword Knot, white leather with gold acorn

Sword Knot, leather, Buff No1 with knot

Sword Knot, leather Buff No5 with fringe knot

Sword Knot, plastic black No2 with black leather acorn

Sword Knot, leather Buff with gold tassel

Sword Knot Gold Foot Guards Officers

Sword Knot, gold and blue fleck cord with loop and knot

Sword Knot, leather, brown with fringe knot

Pattern No. 27786 29011

CN 1145A 29010 27565A 26219A 26220A

15332A 15335B 23284B 43702

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Any colour shown in this document is for representation and must not be used for colour matching.

IPR STATEMENT This specification contains information which is proprietary to the Secretary of State for Defence and shall remain the property of the Secretary of State. It is issued in strict confidence and must not be seen by any unauthorised person. The specification is supplied solely for the purpose of Information/Tender/Contract and shall not be copied or reproduced or used for any other purpose whatsoever without the express prior written permission of the Secretary of State as represented by the Intellectual property rights group. Technical documents in this specification refer to the edition current at the date

of tender or contract unless otherwise stated. CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED

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TABLE 2 ? ISSUE RECORD

Issue No 8

7 6

5

4 3 2

Comments

? NSN's added 8455-99-812-7575 and 7576

? 8455-99-973-6312 - Corrected description of leather.

? Pattern No. 35/R/2342 Deleted. Pattern is now obsolete.

? Font edited and new front page logo added.

? Inclusion of data sheets for all items

? Pattern No. 26220 amended to 26220A

? Reformatted & fully reviewed against current patterns.

Pattern No. 15335A amended to 15335B

Pattern No. 17502 amended to 17502A

Table 8 Tolerances reviewed

Reformatted & fully reviewed against current patterns.

UK/SC/5593 Issue 08 18 August 2010

Issue Date 18 August 2010

16 April 2008 06 March 2008

16 November 2006

10 May 2006 06 March 2006 21 December 2001

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PART 1 1. THE PRODUCT

a. Use of the Product. The Sword Knot is a decorative accoutrement attached to the guard of the sword.

FIGURE 1.

Royal Navy Officer's Sword Knot

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TABLE 3 ? RELATED SPECIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS

Specification / Document

BS EN ISO 105 B02 X12

BS EN 12590

BS 2780 BS 3144 BS 7318

DEF STAN 81-89 UK/SC/3933

Detail

Textiles. Tests for colour fastness. Colour Fastness to Artificial light: Xenon Arc fading lamp test. Colour fastness to rubbing.

Textiles Industrial sewing threads made wholly or partly from synthetic fibres.

Glossary of leather terms.

Methods of sampling and physical testing of leather.

Specification for industrial sewing threads made from linen (flax) or cotton.

Paper, Tissue, Wrapping.

Braid, cord, lace and embroidery, metal, gold braid, cord, lace and embroidery, metal, silver

UK/SC/ 5146 BS EN ISO 11640

Braid Cord & Lace, Badges Aiguillettes & other cord based accoutrement, Metallised Polyester, Gold & Silver

Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to cycles of to-and-fro rubbing

2. PATTERNS.

a. Master Patterns: The DC IPT at Caversfield holds a Master Pattern for this product. Potential contractors may view the pattern on site by arrangement with the DC IPT Commercial Department.

b. Standard Patterns: A Standard Pattern may be obtained from the DC IPT Technical Information Office and may be used to provide the criteria for all materials, components and manufacturing features not fully defined in this specification.

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PART 2

3. PRODUCT DESIGN

a. Product Description. This specification describes the materials and components for sword knots worn by the ARMY, RN, RM. & RAF.

TABLE 4 ? PRODUCT COMPONENTS

4.1 Leather

? General to all leathers:

? Terms used are defined in BS 2780

? All leather is to free from flaws and other defects.

? Thickness of leather is measured in accordance with BS 3144 Method 3.

? Mixed shades of leather within the individual sword knot is strictly not acceptable.

? Leather, vegetable or chrome tanned, corrected grain, dyed through finish and shade to match the standard pattern.

? Pattern No. 804 (knot only)

? Pattern No. 19974 (strap only)

? Pattern No. 26220A (knot & runner)

? Pattern No. 27786

? Pattern No. 28262

? Pattern No. 43702

? Leather, full grain sheep or goatskin or sheepskin chrome tanned and dyed through to match standard pattern.

? Pattern No. 29010 (strap)

? Pattern No. D01682 (strap)

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