1、MIL-B-43L72E 4 W 7977706 0372343 T M MIL-B-43172E 21 September i987 SUPERSEDING MIL-B-43172D 10 June 1982 MILITARY SPECIFICATION BERET, MANS, WOOL This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This document covers wool knit b
2、erets. 1.2 Classification. The berets shall be one type in the following classes and sizes (see 6.2): Class 1 - Rifle Green (Army) Class 5 - Medium Blue (Air Force) Class 2 - Blue (Air Force) Class 3 - Maroon (Air Force) Class 4 - Scarlet (Air Force) Class 6 - Black (Army and Air Force) Class 7 - Ma
3、roon (Army) Class 8 - Gray (Air Force) Class 9 - White (Air Force) Schedule of size 6-3/8 6-7/8 7-3/8 6-1/2 7 7-1/2 6-5/8 7-1/8 7-5/8 7-7/8 6-3/4 7-1/4 7-3/4 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS c I Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improvin
4、g this document should be addressed to: U.S. Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Natick, MA 01760-5014 by using the self-addressed Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter., i 1 AMSC N/A FSC 8405 DISTRIBUTI
5、ON STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 7 THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS 25 PAGES. - r- Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-43172E 2.1 Government documents. 2.1.1 Documents. The following documents form a par
6、t of this document to the extent specified herein, Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents shall be those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation. SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL C-F-20
7、6 - Felt Sheet: Clo.th, Felt, Wool, Pressed V-T-276 - Thread, Cotton CCC-C-467 - Cloth, Burlap, Jute (or Kenaf) DDD-L-20 - Label: For Clothing, Equipage and Tentage (General Use) PPP-B-636 - Boxes, Shipping, Fiberboard PPP-B-676 - Boxes, Setup PPP-T-45 - Tape, Gummed, Paper, Reinforced and Plain, fo
8、r Sealing and Securing MILITARY MIL-S-3577 - Sweatband, Headware, Leather MIL-L-35078 - Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items; Clothing, Personal Equipment and Equipage, General Specification For Covered MIL-T-43548 - Thread, Polyester Core: Cotton, Rayon, or Polyester- MIL-C-
9、43665 - Cloth, Wool: Mothproofing Treatment of MIL-C-43718 - Cloth, Polyester, Polyester and Cotton: Polyester and Rayon, For Pockets STANDARDS FEDERAL FED-STD-191 - Textile Test Methods FED-STD-751 - Stitches, Seams, and Stitchings MI LI TARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspect
10、ion by Attributes MIL-STD-129 - Marking for Shipment and Storage MIL-STD-147 - Palletized Unit Loads MIL-STD-731 - Quality of Wood Members for Containers and Pallets 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-43172E 84 W 9999906 0392345
11、3 = MIL-B-43172E (Copies of documents required by contractors in connection with specific acquisition functions should be obtained from the contracting activity or as directed by the contracting activity.) fr 2.2 Other publications. The following documents form a part of this document to the extent
12、specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of the documents which are DOD adopted shall be those listed in the issue of the DODISS specified in the solicitation. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents not listed in the DODISS shall be the issues of the nongovernment docume
13、nts which are current on the date of the solicitation. COLOR ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES Department of Defense Standard Shades (Application for copies should be addressed to the Color Association of the E : United States Inc., 343 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. 10016-0927) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TE
14、STING AND MATERIAL (ASTM) D 3951 - Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging D 3991 - Fineness of Wool or Mohair and Assignment of Grade (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1016 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.) (Technical society
15、and technical association documents are generally available a for reference from libraries. They are also distributed among technical groups and using Federal agencies.) 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of
16、 this document shall take precedence. Nothing in this document, however, shall supersede applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Guide samples. Samples, when furnished, are solely for guidance and information to the contractor (see 6.3). Var
17、iation from this document may appear in the sample in which case this document shall govern. 3.2 First article. When specified in the contract or purchase order, a sample shall be subjected to first article inspection (see 4;3, 6.2, and 6.5). 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or network
18、ing permitted without license from IHS-,-,-4 3.3 Materials. 3.3.1 Shell. The shell shall be knit from singles yarn of 64s grade (average fiber diameter, 20.60 to 22.04 microns with a 5.19 maximum standard deviation), or finer, blended wool (see 6.4), on a flat or circular recipro- cating beret machi
19、ne with 9 or 10 needles per inch. The shell shall contain not less than 95 percent wool based on the dry weight of the specimen when tested as specified in 4.4.2 After fulling and dyeing, the shell shall be blocked to size, shaped, and sheared to a smooth finish. 9: 3.3.1.1 Color and colorfastness.
20、The color shall be Rifle Green 297 for class 1 berets, Blue 1561 for class 2, Maroon 1560 for class 3, Scarlet 1591 for class 4, Medium Blue 1592 for class 5, Black 1593 for class 6, Maroon 453 for class 7, Gray 1609 for class 8, and White 1610 for class 9. The dyed shell shall match the standard sa
21、mple and shall show fastness to light, perspiration, wet drycleaning, and crocking equal to or better than the standard sample when tested as specified in 4.4.2, When no standard sample is available the dyed shell shall show “fair“ fastness to light, perspiration, and wet drycleaning, and shall show
22、 a Munsell value for crocking not lower than 8.0 when tested as specified in 4.4.2. 3.3.1.2 Mothproofing. The shell shall be mothproofed in accordancevwith MIL-C-43665, except that the requirements for special markings shall not apply. 3.3.1.3 Physical requirements. The finished treated shell shall
23、conorm to the following requirements when tested as specified in 4.4.2. Weight, minimum - 16.5 ounces per square yard Bursting strength, minimum - 45 pounds 3.3.2 W. The material for the lining and crown interlining shall be polyester and cotton or polyester and rayon conforming to class 1 of MIL-C-
24、43718. The cloth shall be dyed black. 3.3.3 Cushion. The cushion strip shall be pressed wool felt conforming to type III (roll felt), classification 10A2 of C-F-206. 3.3.4 Badge stay. The badge stay shall be burlap conforming to class 4 of CCC-C-467. As an alternate, the badge stay shall be medium d
25、ensity, water resistant fiberboard produced from a highly purified alpha-cellulose vegetable fiber, impregnated with a minimum 32 percent of compounded neoprene. The thickness of the fiberboard shall be 0,060 2 0.003 inch. finished badge stay shall be natural (tan). show any sign of separation. perc
26、ent in any direction (see 4.4.2). The color of the The badge stay shall not curl, nor The badge stay shall not shrink more than 1.0 I Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-Ll3172E BY H 777770b 0372347 7 H MIL-B-43172E * 3.3.5 Binding.
27、 The leather for the binding shall be full grain, vegetable tanned sheepskin conforming to MIL-S-3577 except that the leather shall be drum dyed Black 111 and the thickness shall be 2.0 to 2.5 ounces. 3.3.6 Drawcord. The drawcord shall be a 5/16 inch wide braid having 64 ends of 300 denier continuou
28、s filament rayon yarn, when tested as specified in 4.4.1. The color shall be black and shall show “good“ fastness to wet drycleaning when tested as specified in 4.4.2. * 3.3.7 Label. Each beret shall have a combination size, identification, and instruction label conforming to type VI, class 14 of DD
29、D-L-LO, except the size for all characters shall be 1/8 inch. The fastness to drycleaning requirements of DDD-L-LO shall apply. 3.3.7.1 Instruction legend. The instruction legend shall contain the following information: CARE LABELING INSTRUCTIONS DRY CLEAN ONLY f: 3.3.8 Thread. The thread for all se
30、aming and stitching shall be cotton- covered polyester thread conforming to MIL-T-43548, ticket No. 50, 1 or 3 ply and 70, 2 ply or as an alternate, cotton thread conforming to type 1A3, thicket Nos. 30 or 36 of V-T-276. The thread shall be dyed Black AA, C.A. 66043. 3.3.8.1 Colorfastness. The dyed
31、thread shall show fastness to light, perspiration, and wet drycleaning equal to or better than the standard sample. When no standard sample is available, the dyed thread shall show “good“ fastness to light, perspiration, and wet drycleaning. 3.4 Design. The beret consists of a knitted wool outershel
32、l, lined with polyester and bound with leather, is tied in a bow at the back. The beret is equipped with a badge stay on the left front. Except for color, all classes of berets are the same. A rayon braid, threaded through the binding, 3.5 Patterns. Standard patterns for the lining parts which provi
33、de a 1/4 inch allowance for all seams except as otherwise indicated will be furnished by the Government. The standard patterns are provided as a guide for cutting the contractors working patterns and shall not be altered in any way. The working patterns shall be identical to the Government patterns.
34、 3.5.1 List of pattern parts. The component parts of the lining shall be cut from materials as specified and according to the number of parts as indicated in table I. 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-43172E TABLE I. List of pat
35、tern parts Material Pattern nomenclature Cut parts Polyester cloth (see 3.3.2) Lining - crown - body - crown interlining 1 2 1 Bur lap Badge stay L/ 1 - l/ The badge stay shall consist of two plies of burlap laminated together with a water insoluble laminating compound or a single ply of alpha-cellu
36、lose fiberboard. 3.6 Construction. The construction shall conform in all respects to the requirements specified in table II and herein. Figure I is furnished solely for guidance and information. Should variation from the written document appear in figure 1, the written document shall govern. 3.6.1 S
37、titches, seams, and stitching. All stitches, seams and stitching shall conform to FED-STD-751. The type of seam, stitching and stitches per inch shall be as specified in table II. Seam allowances shall be maintained with seams sewn so that no raw edges, run-Offs, pleats, puckers, or open seams occur
38、, When two or more methods of seams or stitches are given for the same operation, any one may be used. 3.6.1.1 Type 301 stitching. Ends of all stitchings shall be backstitched or overstitched not less than 1/2 inch except where ends are turned under or caught in other seams or stitching. Ends of a c
39、ontinuous line of stitching shall over- lap not less than 1/4 inch. Thread tensions shall be maintained so that there will be no loose bobbin or top thread or excessively tight stitching resulting in puckering of the materials sewn. The lock shall be imbedded in the materials sewed. 3.6.1.1.1 be as
40、follows: Repairs of type 301 stitching. Repairs of type 301 stitching shall a. When thread breaks or bobbin run-outs occur during stitching, the stitching shall be repaired by restarting the stitching a minimum of 1/2 inch back of the end of the stitching. - i/ 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo repr
41、oduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-B-43172E 4 M 7799706 0392347 O W - MIL-B-43172E b. Thread break or two or more consecutive skipped or run-off stitches noted during inspection of the item (in-process or end item) shall be repaired by overstitching. The stitching shal
42、l start a minimum of 1/2 inch in back of the defective area, continue over the defec- tive area and continue a minimum of 1/2 inch beyond the defective area onto the existing stitching. Loose or excessively tight stitching shall be repaired by removing the defective stitching without damaging the ma
43、terials and restitching in the required manner. L/ 1 - If When making the above repair, the ends of the stitching are not required to be backstitched. I 2 3.6.1.2 Types 401, 502, and 503 stitching. Thread tension shall be main- tained so that there will be no loose stitching. All repairs shall be in
44、 accordance with 3.6.1.1.1 a and 3.6.1.1.l.b. Repairs to stitch type 401 may be accomplished by the use of stitch type 301. 3.6.1.3 Thread ends. All thread ends shall be trimmed to 1/4 inch maximum length. 3.6.1.4 Repairs. Repairs such as mends or darns greater than 1/4 inch in length or diameter ar
45、e prohibited. 3.7 Manufacturing operations requirements, The beret shall be manufactured in accordance with operation requirements specified in table II. The contractor is not required to follow the exact sequence of operations listed. additional tacking or holding stitching used to facilitate manuf
46、acture is permissible provided the thread is removed or does not show on the finished beret. 0 Any 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-I_ - - _ MIL-B-43172E 84 W 777770b 0372350 7 W MIL-B-43172E M G .rl .b, u * a al e a kG (dk o3 PW k a
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