TM 10-8400-203-23
14-6. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SUSPENDERS, INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT BELT–Continued
NSN
SIZE
SPECIFICATION
8465-00-001-6471
One Size
MIL-S-43829
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(2) The suspenders are Y shaped with three adjusting straps, but four points of attachment to the belt and
ammunition cases. The shoulder straps are padded with spacer cloth. Each shoulder strap has a web
loop and a non-slip buckle on each of the straps in the front and one at the back through which the
adjusting straps pass. There are rectangular wire loops located between the web loops and the
buckles on the front of the straps. The 1-inch (2.54 cm) wide adjusting straps have side-retaining snap
hooks at one end. The back adjusting strap has an inverted V of which each end has a side-retaining
snaphook. Each of the adjusting straps has a loop around it made of 1-inch (2.54 cm) elastic material.
Materials. (See Section Ill.)
Darning. (See paragraph 14-4.)
Patching. (See paragraph 14-4.)
Restitching. (See paragraph 14-4.)
Repair of Binding Tape. (None.)
Repair.
(1) Backstrap. Replace a damaged
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Cut bartack stitching which
webbing.
backstrap by fabricating as follows:
secures the strap on the yoke strap and remove the original strap
Cut an 18-inch (45.7 cm) length of 1-inch (2.54 cm) wide, Type Ill nylon webbing using item listed
in Section Ill, and sear ends.
Double fold one end of the webbing 1/2-inch (1.27 cm) and stitch with 3/4-inch (1.91 cm) bartack or
three rows of stitching.
Thread the webbing through the 1-inch (2.54 cm) non-slip buckle as in original construction.
Fold the free end of webbing 1-inch (2.54 cm).
Place the folded webbing in the original location and secure the webbing by stitching with two
1-inch (2.54 cm) bartacks or three rows of stitching according to original construction details.
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